10.9% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Murray · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Murray
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong history of military service stands out in Mount Murray, where 10% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the national figure of 2.8%. However, other forms of community involvement and unpaid care are much lower here than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in other areas. Just 10.9% of people volunteer, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower than in most areas. Only 16.4% of people care for children unpaid, which is well below the state figure of 25.3%.
9.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.4% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.4% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 16.4%
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.
Mount Murray has one of the highest proportions of veterans at this level. The 10% who served in the Defence Force is well above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
10.0%
Higher than 96% 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).
More for Mount Murray
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Mount Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12790/mount-murray/topic/community