17.5% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mundaring · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Mundaring
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above national rate of volunteering defines Mundaring, where 17.5% of people give their time to others. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, even though the number of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 17.5% of residents helping out. This is a little above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people in Mundaring do unpaid work at home than in most areas, including 22.9% who spend 15 or more hours on housework. While 27.4% provide unpaid childcare, the number of people providing other types of unpaid care rose to 12.3% since 2011.
12.3% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
Military service is more common in Mundaring than in most areas. About 3.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.4%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) 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/sa3/50402/mundaring/topic/community