12.1% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murrays Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Murrays Bridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A lower share of people volunteer in Murrays Bridge compared to the rest of the state. Only 12.1% of residents give their time to volunteering, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 12.1% of people volunteer here, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 14.3% of residents provide unpaid care—a little above the national figure—the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average at 19.8%. Meanwhile, 22.0% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the national figure.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 similar areas, with 3.3% of people having served, which is about the same as the Australian figure.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Murrays Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32086/murrays-bridge/topic/community