23.9% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murrays Run · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Murrays Run
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Murrays Run give their time to volunteering, making it a very active place for community support. This spirit of helping out is seen in the high number of people who provide unpaid care for others. Local life is marked by a strong commitment to both community service and home-based responsibilities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer here than in the rest of New South Wales, with 23.9% of residents contributing their time compared to the state's 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 12.3% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure of 26.3%—many others focus on the home. About 39.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the Australian average of 20.7%.
13.8% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.3% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
39.9% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 39.9%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.4% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Murrays Run [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12866/murrays-run/topic/community