18.4% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murwillumbah Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Murwillumbah Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the state and national figures, 18.4% of people in Murwillumbah Surrounds volunteer their time. While this level of community contribution is much higher than in most similar areas, the proportion of volunteers has fallen by 6.3 points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five residents volunteer, a rate well above the 13% seen across New South Wales and 14.1% for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside a high rate of unpaid care at 13.7%, though the share of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the state average at 23.5%.
13.7% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.9%
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 3.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Murwillumbah Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112031252/murwillumbah-surrounds/topic/community