20.5% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Merimbula · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Merimbula
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 20.5% of people in Merimbula volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement defines the area's social character. Other forms of participation, such as military service and unpaid care, also show distinct patterns compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five residents volunteer, a figure that is higher than most areas and well above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid care for children (18.6%) compared to the state and national figures. Meanwhile, the proportions of people doing heavy housework or providing general unpaid care are about the same as the national averages.
11.2% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.9% of residents having served, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Merimbula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12586/merimbula/topic/community