25.8% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murrawee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Murrawee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping out defines daily life in Murrawee, where 25.8% of residents volunteer. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and highlights a community that is much more active in local support than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.8% of people giving their time. This is far above both Victoria and Australia, where the figures are 13.3% and 14.1% respectively.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is a major part of life for 37.1% of residents, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 13.4% of people provide other unpaid care, a result that is around the middle for similar areas.
13.4% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.1% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 20.6%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the Victorian rate of 2.0% and 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 Murrawee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21842/murrawee/topic/community