23.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Muckleford South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Muckleford South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Muckleford South are stepping up for others than in most parts of the country. Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer their time, while child care and housework rates are far above the national figures. This suggests a community where unpaid support and local contribution play a very large role in daily life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.5% of people giving their time. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high, with 38.2% of people caring for children and the same amount doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are far above the national average, yet no one in the area provides other types of unpaid care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.2% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 38.2%
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 figures for 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 Muckleford South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21825/muckleford-south/topic/community