18.2% —
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murray River · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Murray River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines Murray River, where 18.2% of people give their time to help others. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though it ever since 2016. The area also sees a higher than usual proportion of people managing significant amounts of housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While 18.2% of residents volunteer—well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%—this activity has fallen by 7.4 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 23.7% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, those providing unpaid care sit at 12.3%, and the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average at 22.7%.
12.3% —
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% —
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% —
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.0% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
3.0%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) 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 Murray River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15520/murray-river/topic/community