12.1% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Muswellbrook · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Muswellbrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 13% of people volunteer in Muswellbrook, a figure that has fallen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011. This represents a much lower level of community volunteering than in most other similar areas. While unpaid care for children is more common here than elsewhere, general community service and defence participation remain relatively low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.1% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and is about the same as the New South Wales average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people in Muswellbrook provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, with 27.7% doing so. This is a little above the national figure of 26.3%, though the proportion has fallen since 2011.
11.2% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
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 Force service is less common here than in most areas, with 2.6% of the population having served. This is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
2.6%
Lower than 62% 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 Muswellbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15650/muswellbrook/topic/community