24.7% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Merriang · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Merriang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Merriang volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This small area shows a strong pattern of unpaid contribution, with high rates of volunteering and a significant number of people providing care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 25% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 22% of people providing care—far above the Australian figure of 11.9%. This includes 28% of residents caring for children and 24% doing at least 15 hours of housework a week.
22.0% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 24.0%
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 area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates seen across Victoria and 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 Merriang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21660/merriang/topic/community