10.9% ▼ -33.7%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murrumba Downs - Griffin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Murrumba Downs - Griffin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Murrumba Downs - Griffin provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the state and national averages. While family care is common, formal volunteering has declined significantly in recent years. This reflects a community where home life and family duties take up much of the residents' spare time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 36.3% of people providing this care—well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 20.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 10.3% provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
10.3% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.3% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.0% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 77% 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 Murrumba Downs - Griffin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314021389/murrumba-downs-griffin/topic/community