21.0% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mullumbimby · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mullumbimby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Mullumbimby than in most other areas, with 21% of residents giving their time. While these figures are well above the national average, the local volunteering rate has fallen by 6.3 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week are much more common here than in most areas. Meanwhile, 11.9% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.9% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
Very few people in Mullumbimby have served in the Defence Force, at 1.7%, which is much lower than most other areas.
1.7%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Mullumbimby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011243/mullumbimby/topic/community