6.0% ▲ —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murrin Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Murrin Bridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 66% of people in Murrin Bridge spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This high level of home care is the standout feature of the area's community life, where domestic responsibilities are far more common than in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area sees much higher rates of unpaid work, with 34% of people caring for children and 16% providing other forms of unpaid care, both of which are well above the New South Wales averages.
16.0% ▲ +220.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.0% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
66.0% ▲ —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 66.0%
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 the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
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 Murrin Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12868/murrin-bridge/topic/community