32.6% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murray Downs · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Murray Downs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving defines Murray Downs, where 32.6% of people volunteer. This level of community involvement is far above the national figure of 14.1%. It marks the area as one of the most active places for volunteering in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.6% of residents helping out. This is much higher than most other areas and sits 20 percentage points above the New South Wales average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 17.4% of people provide unpaid care—well above the national figure of 11.9%—this is not mostly for children. Only 21.6% of residents care for children unpaid, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
17.4% ▲ +120.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
About 3.0% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.0%
Higher 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 Murray Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12863/murray-downs/topic/community