15.4% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bendick Murrell · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bendick Murrell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High rates of unpaid care and housework define the community of Bendick Murrell. While the area is less likely to have people caring for children than most places, it sees a much higher proportion of residents providing other forms of unpaid support and domestic work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people volunteer here. This is lower than most similar areas, though it sits a little above both the New South Wales and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 16.9% of residents providing support and 28.5% doing over 15 hours of housework—both figures are well above the national average. In contrast, only 19.2% care for children unpaid, which is well below the New South Wales figure.
16.9% ▲ +43.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 28.5%
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 3.0% of the population. This is around the middle for its level and about the same as the rates for Australia and New South Wales.
3.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality 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 Bendick Murrell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10290/bendick-murrell/topic/community