24.5% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Merungle Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Merungle Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Merungle Hill contribute their time to the community than in most similar areas. A striking 24.5% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of engagement extends into the home, where unpaid housework is much more common than across the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.5% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is a major part of life for 33.2% of residents, a figure far above the national average of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 13.5% provide unpaid care and 26.4% care for children, both of which are a little above state levels.
13.5% ▲ +69.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -26.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.2% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 33.2%
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 3.4% of people having served. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Merungle Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12601/merungle-hill/topic/community