18.4% ▼ -28.0%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lower Murray · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Lower Murray
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Lower Murray volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. While this community is very active in volunteering, the proportion of people giving their time to these roles has fallen since 2011. Other forms of unpaid work and care are also common across the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.4% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this participation has fallen by 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 13.0% of people providing care and 22.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework. In contrast, the 23.3% who provide unpaid childcare is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
13.0% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Lower Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10902/lower-murray/topic/community