23.3% ▼ -34.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Merah North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Merah North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Merah North than in the rest of the state. About 23.3% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This creates a distinct pattern of community involvement compared to other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer, a figure that sits far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and is higher than most areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 29.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the state average. However, very few residents provide other types of unpaid care, at 6.8%, which is much lower than most areas.
6.8% ▼ -44.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, placing Merah North a little below both the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Merah North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12583/merah-north/topic/community