23.0% ▼ -41.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murrabit · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Murrabit
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Murrabit volunteer, a rate well above both the state and national figures. This small community shows a high level of social contribution and a strong commitment to helping others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.0% of people here volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the Victorian rate of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much higher than most areas, 15.5% of residents provide unpaid care. This sits alongside a high 27.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
15.5% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 27.3%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas, with 5.4% of people having served, well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
5.4%
Higher than 84% 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 Murrabit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21840/murrabit/topic/community