24.5% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mundongo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mundongo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people in Mundongo pitch in to help others compared to the state and national figures. Nearly a quarter of the population volunteer, and there is a strong trend of residents providing unpaid care and housework. This community's level of participation in both formal volunteering and home care is well above the usual for most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.5% of people helping out. This is far above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life for many, as 18.2% provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas. This includes 31.8% of people caring for children unpaid and 27.6% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the state and national averages.
18.2% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
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 more common here than in most other areas, with 5.1% of people having served. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.1%
Higher than 82% 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 Mundongo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12851/mundongo/topic/community