38.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maroona · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Maroona
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 4 in 10 people volunteer in Maroona, a rate far above the national figure. This level of community involvement is among the highest for areas like it. It is a place where people contribute significantly through unpaid work and local support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 38.0% of people giving their time. This is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here do unpaid housework and childcare than in most areas, with 28.2% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. However, the 4.2% who provide other unpaid care is well below the national figure of 11.9%.
4.2% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the Victorian rate of 2.0% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Maroona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21613/maroona/topic/community