20.8% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murrah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Murrah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over one in five people in Murrah volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where people are far more likely to give their time to others than in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.8% of residents volunteer their time, which is much higher than the 14.1% typical across Australia and well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents provide unpaid support, with 15.6% giving unpaid care—a figure much higher than most areas. While 24.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure, only 16.9% care for children unpaid, which is well below both the state and national averages.
15.6% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.9% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 24.7%
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.
No one in Murrah has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Murrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12860/murrah/topic/community