24.1% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Merryburn · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Merryburn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people now contribute their time to others in Merryburn compared to most other areas. Roughly one in four residents volunteers, and unpaid care is very common here across the board.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than elsewhere, with 24.1% of people pitching in, which is 10 percentage points above the national and state figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 19.9% provide unpaid care and 35.5% look after children. This is well above the national figures for both activities, while 25.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
19.9% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
About 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 Merryburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31815/merryburn/topic/community