24.8% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macedon · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Macedon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines daily life in Macedon, where nearly a quarter of residents volunteer. This commitment to community is matched by a high rate of people managing unpaid work and care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far more common here than in most areas, with 24.8% of people giving their time. This figure has risen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011 and is far above the Victorian average of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of local life, as 32.4% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure. This sits alongside a high rate of unpaid care, with 32.7% of residents caring for children.
15.8% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.7% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.4% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 32.4%
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.
About 3.3% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria and is around the middle for similar areas.
3.3%
Lower than 58% of urban centre 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215050/macedon/topic/community