18.5% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mebul · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mebul
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Mebul has remained steady, with a strong culture of volunteering standing out against the state average. About 18.5% of the population gives their time to help others, which is well above the national figure. This high level of civic spirit contrasts with a very low rate of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A total of 18.5% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is well above the 13.0% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 5.6% of people providing such support. This is well below the national figure, as are the rates for unpaid housework (14.8%) and caring for children (16.7%).
5.6% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.7% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.8% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below both the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Mebul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12562/mebul/topic/community