42.4% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murrumbucca · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Murrumbucca
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 42.4% of people volunteer in Murrumbucca, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is seen across the board, with residents frequently stepping up to support others and the state through unpaid work and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 42.4% of the population giving their time. This is far above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very high, with 24.2% of people providing care—far above the 11.9% national figure. This is alongside 24.2% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework and 25.8% caring for children, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
24.2% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 much more common here than elsewhere, with 16.4% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
16.4%
Higher 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 Murrumbucca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12873/murrumbucca/topic/community