40.4% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murdinga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Murdinga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 40.4% of people in Murdinga volunteer their time, showing a community deeply engaged in unpaid work. This level of participation is far above the national figure and is among the highest across similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 40.4% of people pitching in. This is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life for many, with 44.2% caring for children and 32.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above the national figures. However, the 9.6% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
9.6% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
44.2% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 32.7%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Murdinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40983/murdinga/topic/community