25.3% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marlo · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Marlo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four people in Marlo volunteer their time, making it a place where community help is far more common than in most other areas. While unpaid care and housework are also frequent, the strong culture of volunteering stands out as the most striking feature of daily life here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A far higher share of residents volunteer compared to the national figure, with 25.3% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% average for Australia, though the figure has fallen 2.9 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Victorian figure. The number of people providing unpaid care has also risen since 2011 to reach 18.4%, a rate among the highest for similar areas.
18.4% ▲ +52.5%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.5% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 29.5%
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.
Very few people in Marlo have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
1.9%
Lower than 87% 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 Marlo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222050/marlo/topic/community