12.4% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Merrimu · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Merrimu
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Merrimu is shaped by a strong focus on family, with 30.1% of people providing unpaid childcare. This is well above the national figure, making it one of the most striking features of community involvement here. While many residents are tied to home and family duties, others contribute through defence service or volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.4% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Victorian average and a little below the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care for children is a major activity here, with 30.1% of people providing unpaid childcare, well above the state and national figures. This is alongside 13.4% of people providing other unpaid care and 22.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
13.4% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
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 2.7% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for its level and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Merrimu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21668/merrimu/topic/community