14.3% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murrumbeena · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Murrumbeena
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small number of residents in Murrumbeena contribute their time to unpaid work and service compared to similar areas. While about 14.3% of people volunteer, this is lower than in most other areas. Overall, community participation figures here generally sit close to the Victorian and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of people in Murrumbeena volunteer their time, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 25.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare and 12.5% provide other unpaid care, both of which are around the middle for its level. However, the 19.2% who do 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas.
12.5% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
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.
Only 1.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the national average of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Murrumbeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21849/murrumbeena/topic/community