16.3% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maylands (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Maylands (East Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates and unpaid care have both climbed in Maylands since 2011. Now, 16.3% of people volunteer their time, which is higher than most similar areas. This reflects a growing trend of residents contributing to their community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of people in Maylands volunteer, a figure that is a little above the national average of 14.1%. This rate has risen by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The number of people providing unpaid care has risen to 10.7%, while those caring for children unpaid grew to 26.0%. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much lower than most areas at 17.6%.
10.7% ▲ +19.9%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most similar areas, with 2.3% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
2.3%
Lower than 68% 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 Maylands (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53402/maylands/topic/community