17.0% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murphys Creek · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Murphys Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are taking on unpaid care roles in Murphys Creek than in 2011. The area has seen a notable rise in those looking after children and others, while a strong 8.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.0% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care has increased here, with 30.9% of people caring for children—a figure well above the Queensland average. Providing other unpaid care and doing heavy housework are also much more common than in most areas.
16.0% ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 26.1%
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 this area, with 8.6% of people having served. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
8.6%
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 Murphys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322090/murphys-creek/topic/community