21.5% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murrumbateman · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Murrumbateman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement define Murrumbateman compared to most similar areas. Over a fifth of the population volunteers, and an exceptionally high 9.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force. These figures show a community that is far more active in service and unpaid work than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.5% of people helping out, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. However, this is down 3.3 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is among the highest in the region at 37.6%, a sharp rise of 19 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, 25.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the state figure of 21.2%.
12.4% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.6% ▲ +99.1%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 very common in Murrumbateman, where 9.3% of people have served. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
9.3%
Higher than 99% 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 Murrumbateman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115108/murrumbateman/topic/community