14.4% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murrumbeena · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Murrumbeena
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly 1 in 8 residents in Murrumbeena provide unpaid care, a figure that aligns closely with both the state and national averages. The area shows a mix of community involvement, though the proportion of people volunteering has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure. This is a decrease from 2011, when 17.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 26.2% of residents helping out, similar to the rest of Australia. While 12.7% of people provide some form of unpaid care, the proportion of those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week is lower than in most other areas.
12.7% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
Only 1.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most similar areas and a little below the national figure.
1.2%
Lower than 87% 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 Murrumbeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021181/murrumbeena/topic/community