27.3% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marengo · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Marengo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Marengo give their time to volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of local life, even though the volunteer rate has fallen slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and among the highest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.5% of people providing care and 29% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well above the national figures. Meanwhile, 22.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the Victorian average of 26.3%.
15.5% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 29.0%
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 common among residents, with 3.7% of people having served, which is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
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 Marengo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222049/marengo/topic/community