23.4% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
McIntyre · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in McIntyre
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in McIntyre compared to the rest of the state. Nearly 23% of the community give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of volunteering is a standout feature for the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteers make up 23.4% of the population, a figure that is far above Victoria's 13.3% and well above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 8.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure of 26.3%—other forms of unpaid work are common. About 30% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is much higher than most areas.
14.9% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.5% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.8% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 29.8%
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, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
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 McIntyre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21626/mcintyre/topic/community