20.9% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Merimbula - Tura Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Merimbula - Tura Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer residents have volunteered their time in Merimbula - Tura Beach since 2011, but the area remains very active. About 20.9% of people still volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, though the rate fell from 24.9% in 2011 to 20.9% in 2021.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—only 20.6% provide unpaid childcare, which is much lower than in most other areas. Around 12.4% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
12.4% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 25.3%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 4.5% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Merimbula - Tura Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041025/merimbula-tura-beach/topic/community