30.2% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marysville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Marysville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one third of people in Marysville volunteer, which is a far higher rate than the state and national figures. This high level of community involvement stands out as the defining feature of the area's social participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 30.2% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here compared to the national 26.3%, a higher proportion of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework than the typical Australian.
11.5% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.9% ▼ -47.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
Defence Force veterans make up 3.3% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Marysville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21620/marysville/topic/community