19.0% ▼ -29.4%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Numurkah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Numurkah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid care set Numurkah apart from most similar areas. While 19% of the community still give their time to volunteer, this is a drop from the 27% seen in 2011. These figures show a place where people are more likely to support others through unpaid work than those in the wider state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people (19%) in Numurkah volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This remains much higher than most areas, despite a fall of 7.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.5% of people providing care—a little above the national figure and a rise since 2011. Meanwhile, 23.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the state average.
14.5% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
The local veteran presence is stronger than in most areas, with 3.4% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2% seen across Victoria.
3.4%
Higher than 65% 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 Numurkah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216021413/numurkah/topic/community