17.2% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Numurkah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Numurkah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Numurkah provide unpaid care and volunteer than in most similar areas. About 17.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This shows a strong pattern of community contribution across the town.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.2% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life for 14.3% of residents, which is higher than most areas. While this is a little above the national figure, the number of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
14.3% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas. At 3.9%, the proportion of people who served is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Numurkah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21984/numurkah/topic/community