Mulloon · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Mulloon

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A strong spirit of volunteering defines Mulloon, where 21.4% of people give their time to help others. This level of community involvement is well above the national figure of 14.1%.

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📍 Mulloon, Suburb / Locality

Where Mulloon sits — Volunteers

21.4% ▼ -17.3%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mulloon — higher than 64% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Mulloon21.4%
2622, NSW 25.0%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 21.4% of residents pitching in compared to 13.0% across New South Wales.

21.4% ▼ -17.3%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.8%
  • 2016: 24.8%
  • 2021: 21.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

People caring for children unpaid are much more common than in most areas, at 31.1%, which is well above the national figure. However, the rate of people providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than most areas at 8.7%.

8.7% ▼ -55.3%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.6%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

31.1% ▲ +13.9%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.3%
  • 2016: 31.2%
  • 2021: 31.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

21.4% ▼ -42.2%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.0%
  • 2016: 22.4%
  • 2021: 21.4%

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.

Defence service is around the middle for its level, with 2.9% of people having served, a figure about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.

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 Mulloon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12838/mulloon/topic/community