15.9% ▼ -25.5%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mundingburra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mundingburra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in Mundingburra than in most similar areas, though the number of local helpers has dropped over the last decade. While 15.9% of residents give their time to others, the area has a notably high proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 21.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much fewer people provide unpaid childcare here compared to the rest of the country, with only 20.9% doing so. Similarly, 17.8% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is a little below the national figure of 20.7%.
11.6% ▲ +31.8%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 17.8%
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.
Defence service is common here, with 5.9% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.9%
Higher than 91% 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 Mundingburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021485/mundingburra/topic/community