19.7% —
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macedon (Northern Victoria) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Macedon (Northern Victoria)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Macedon volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. While this local spirit of giving has dipped since 2016, the area still sees much higher rates of community contribution and unpaid care than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.7% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. This is much higher than most similar areas, although it has fallen by 6.8 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 27.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework a week. This is well above the national figure of 20.7% and sits among the highest rates for this level. Similarly, 14.4% provide unpaid care and 28.6% care for children, both of which are higher than the national average.
14.4% —
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% —
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% —
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 27.4%
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.
Around 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.1%
Higher than 57% of state electorate 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 Macedon (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24504/macedon/topic/community