25.7% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maldon · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Maldon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four people in Maldon volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, though the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.7% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure. This is a drop from 2011, when 32.6% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here compared to the rest of the country, at just 18.1%. However, those spending 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework are much more common than in most areas, at 29.1%. Around 13.6% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
13.6% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.1% ▼ -42.0%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.1% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 29.1%
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 3.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the state figure of 2.0%.
3.7%
Higher than 53% 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 Maldon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215052/maldon/topic/community