13.1% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murarrie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Murarrie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few people in Murarrie volunteer their time compared to other areas, but the community has a high rate of childcare. Around 28.6% of residents provide unpaid care for children, which is a little above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.1% of people in Murarrie volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, only 10.3% provide general unpaid care, which is a little below the Australian average. This is consistent with a much lower rate of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework.
10.3% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 common here, with 3.1% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Murarrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32081/murarrie/topic/community