19.2% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Harden - Murrumburrah · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Harden - Murrumburrah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher levels of community involvement define Harden - Murrumburrah compared to most similar areas. Nearly one in five people here volunteer, which is well above both the state and national figures. This spirit of contribution is seen alongside a strong tendency to help out at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.2% of people volunteer here, a figure that is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales, although this is 3.7 percentage points lower than in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework here than in most areas, reaching 25.7%. Meanwhile, 13.7% provide some form of unpaid care, while those caring for children unpaid are well below the national figure at 21.6%.
13.7% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 3.9% of residents having served.
3.9%
Higher than 60% of urban centre 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 Harden - Murrumburrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115076/harden-murrumburrah/topic/community