21.1% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mundaring · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mundaring
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Mundaring volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This community is highly active in unpaid work, from volunteering to caring for others. While some types of helping have dipped since 2011, Mundaring remains much more engaged than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% national figure and much higher than most areas. This is a slight drop from 2011, when the rate was 22.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 26.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%. Similarly, 29.9% care for children unpaid, while the proportion providing other unpaid care has risen to 13.8%.
13.8% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.8% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
3.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Mundaring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504021053/mundaring/topic/community