18.5% —
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murray Plains (Northern Victoria) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most areas define Murray Plains (Northern Victoria). About 18.5% of people here volunteer, which is well above the figures for both Victoria and Australia. This strong community involvement exists alongside a high number of residents providing unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, though it fell 7.8 percentage points since 2016 to 18.5%. This is still well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are much more common here than in most areas, rising to 14.0% since 2016. While 22.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, the share of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the national figure at 24.2%.
14.0% —
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% —
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% —
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
About 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.8%
Lower than 53% of state electorate 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 Plains (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED25704/murray-plains/topic/community