17.4% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murgon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Murgon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above average 17.4% of people in Murgon volunteer, showing a strong level of community involvement compared to the rest of the country. This spirit of service is reflected in high rates of unpaid care and a notable presence of former defence force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.4% of residents giving their time, which is well above the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more common than in most areas, with 14.3% of people providing this support. While a little above the national figure for housework (22.9%), the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average at 20.2%.
14.3% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
The area has a higher rate of military service than most similar places. About 4.0% of residents served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 71% 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 Murgon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32082/murgon/topic/community