20.0% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Minnamurra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Minnamurra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a third of people in Minnamurra provide unpaid childcare, making it one of the most active areas for family support. This strong focus on home and family life is seen across the board, with more residents stepping up for unpaid work and community volunteering than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20% of residents giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is a major part of local life; 31.8% of people provide unpaid childcare and 14.3% provide other unpaid care, both of which are well above state and national figures. Additionally, 26.6% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate much higher than most areas.
14.3% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
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 seen in 2.4% of the population. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the national average of 2.8%.
2.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Minnamurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12650/minnamurra/topic/community