10.0% ▼ -32.4%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Muswellbrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Muswellbrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10% of people volunteer in Muswellbrook, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This low level of community involvement sits alongside a higher than average number of people caring for children unpaid.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The number of volunteers in Muswellbrook is much lower than in most similar areas. This figure has fallen 4.8 percentage points since 2011, leaving the town a little below the New South Wales rate of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is common here, with 28.4% of people providing this support, which is well above the state average. Meanwhile, 10.5% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, a figure that is much lower than in most areas.
10.5% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
About 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Muswellbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106041126/muswellbrook/topic/community