17.4% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mumbil · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mumbil
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Mumbil stands out from similar areas for the high number of people who contribute their time to others. About 17.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of contribution is seen in both community work and the high proportion of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.4% of people giving their time. This is well above both the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a significant part of life for many, as 31.1% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid chores weekly, a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, 13.3% provide unpaid care and 24.9% care for children, both figures sitting close to state and national levels.
13.3% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.1% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 31.1%
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.
A notable 4.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most other similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Mumbil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12843/mumbil/topic/community