18.2% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 82% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murray · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Murray
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Murray contribute to their community through volunteering and care than in most other similar areas. While 18.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure, this level of community spirit has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 18.2% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia, though it has fallen by 6.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are more common here than in most areas, rising to 13.1% since 2011. Meanwhile, those caring for children (25.2%) and those doing over 15 hours of housework (21.9%) sit around the middle compared to other areas.
13.1% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 73% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.2% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 56% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 58% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
Defence service is more common in Murray than in most areas, with 3.5% of the population having served. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 69% of region (sa4) 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 Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/109/murray/topic/community