6.2% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Merrylands · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Merrylands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Merrylands has seen a shift over the last decade, with low rates of volunteering and caregiving. Only 6.2% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This trend of lower-than-average participation extends across unpaid care and military service as well.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for similar areas, with only 6.2% of residents helping out. This is well below the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas. Only 10.1% provide unpaid care, and just 17% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well below the national figures.
10.1% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.0% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.0%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 0.5%, this is lower than most areas and a little below the 2.8% national average.
0.5%
Lower than 71% 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 Merrylands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12599/merrylands/topic/community