16.4% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murray Bridge South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Murray Bridge South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one third of people in Murray Bridge South provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a community with high levels of unpaid work and care responsibilities. While volunteering and defence service are typical for the region, the strength of home-based care is the standout feature here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.4% of people volunteer, which is a little above the Australian figure and roughly the same as South Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.8% of people caring for children and 26.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the national average, and 15.8% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is much higher than in most areas.
15.8% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 26.7%
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.
Defence service is typical for the area, with 2.8% of people having served, a figure about the same as both the state and the nation.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Murray Bridge South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40990/murray-bridge-south/topic/community