37.3% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mukinbudin · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Mukinbudin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have fallen slightly since 2011, yet Mukinbudin remains a place where people give their time far more than most. About 37.3% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 37.3% of people helping out. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits far above the Western Australian average of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework and childcare roles are more common than in most areas, with 23.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. Meanwhile, 11.3% of residents provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.3% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -28.0%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
Only 2.0% of people in Mukinbudin have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most areas and slightly lower than the 2.8% seen across Australia.
2.0%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) 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 Mukinbudin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55950/mukinbudin/topic/community