19.8% ▼ -25.1%
Higher than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Upper Murray exc. Albury · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Upper Murray exc. Albury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Upper Murray exc. Albury volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This reflects a strong culture of community involvement, even though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%. However, this is down from 26.4% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 22.5%, while 23.0% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Meanwhile, 12.6% provide some form of unpaid care, a figure that rose slightly since 2011.
12.6% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 3.5% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 68% 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 Upper Murray exc. Albury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10903/upper-murray-exc-albury/topic/community