12.0% ▼ -52.2%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marong · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Marong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between Marong and the rest of the country in how people help others, with 45.6% of residents providing unpaid childcare. This is far above the Victorian and national figures, marking a sharp increase for the area. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement are less frequent.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.0% of people in Marong volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure has fallen by 13 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Almost 46% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the state and national averages. Meanwhile, 23.4% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, and 11.8% provide other forms of unpaid care, which is slightly below the state figure.
11.8% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
45.6% ▲ +473.2%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
Defence service is uncommon here, with 2.6% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
2.6%
Lower than 74% 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 Marong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221046/marong/topic/community