10.1% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mulgrave · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mulgrave
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10.1% of people in Mulgrave volunteer, a figure well below the national average. While unpaid care for family members is common, the area has a much lower rate of community volunteering than most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Mulgrave has fallen since 2011 and is now well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%. It is also well below the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children (27.1%) and housework (20.5%) are about the same as state and national levels. However, the number of people providing other unpaid care has risen to 13.0%, which is a little above the national figure.
13.0% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
Very few people in Mulgrave have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.1%. This is much lower than most other similar areas.
1.1%
Lower than 89% 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 Mulgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051325/mulgrave/topic/community