16.3% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
McCrae · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in McCrae
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher than most areas, the level of community support in McCrae is a standout feature. This is seen in the strong numbers of people providing unpaid care and those who have served in the Defence Force. Roughly 16.3% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of people in McCrae volunteer, a figure that is a little above both the Victorian and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.8% of people providing care, which is much higher than most areas. While 25.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly—well above the national figure—the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national average at 23.1%.
15.8% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 3.4% of residents being veterans, which is a little above the Victorian average.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 McCrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21625/mccrae/topic/community