35.5% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murrayville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Murrayville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Murrayville volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community effort is a standout feature for the area, where residents also show a strong tradition of service to the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 35.5% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While those caring for children unpaid are well below the national figure at 20.3%, a much higher proportion of people—30.7%—do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week.
13.4% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 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.
20.3% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.7% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 30.7%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 4.4% of people having served in the Defence Force.
4.4%
Higher than 76% 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 Murrayville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21845/murrayville/topic/community