18.4% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murringo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Murringo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has remained a strong feature of life in Murringo, where nearly one in five residents now volunteer. This spirit of contribution is seen across the board, with high rates of unpaid care and a notable history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.4% of people giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Murringo, as 19.1% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This high level of support is seen in the home too, where 29.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
19.1% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.8% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 29.8%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most other areas. About 3.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Murringo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12869/murringo/topic/community