13.0% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murarrie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Murarrie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Murarrie volunteer or provide unpaid care than in most similar areas. While 29.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, this is offset by a very low rate of people spending significant time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower than in most areas, with 13.0% of people helping out. This is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%, and it has fallen 3.7 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 30% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. However, other forms of support are much lower than most areas, including the 10.4% who provide general unpaid care and the 17.6% who do over 15 hours of housework a week.
10.4% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
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.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Murarrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301031017/murarrie/topic/community