19.2% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Merrinee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Merrinee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost half of the people in Merrinee do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, a figure far above the national average. This community shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work and care, with high rates of volunteering and family support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 42.3% of people caring for children and 15.4% providing other types of unpaid care, both of which are much higher than in most areas. This is consistent with the 46.2% of residents who perform at least 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly, a rate far above the national figure.
15.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.3% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
46.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 46.2%
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 area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national rates.
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 Merrinee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21669/merrinee/topic/community