18.9% ▼ -50.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murrindindi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Murrindindi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are contributing their time to others in Murrindindi than in the rest of the state. While 18.9% of residents volunteer, a small number of people provide unpaid care compared to the national figures. This shows a community where people are active in shared activities but fewer are managing long-term care roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people, or 18.9%, volunteer here. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 9% of people provide unpaid care—well below the national figure—a much higher proportion of residents do significant housework. Around 31.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is far above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
9.0% ▼ -51.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.0% ▼ -57.7%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.5% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 31.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.8% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the 2% seen across Victoria.
3.8%
Higher than 68% 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 Murrindindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21847/murrindindi/topic/community