16.5% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murgheboluc · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Murgheboluc
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher proportion of people volunteer in Murgheboluc than in the rest of the state. About 16.5% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This community spirit is a standout feature for the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.5% of people helping out, which is a little above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents handle a lot of housework, with 27.2% doing 15 or more hours a week, well above the 20.7% national average. However, those caring for children unpaid are much lower than the national figure, at just 22.3%.
12.6% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.2%
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.
Defence service is rare in the area, with 0.0% of people having served, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Murgheboluc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21835/murgheboluc/topic/community