12.2% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mungay Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mungay Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of residents in Mungay Creek perform significant unpaid housework, making it a place where domestic contributions are much higher than usual. While volunteer rates are lower than in most areas, the community is marked by a strong commitment to unpaid care for children and others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.2% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend extends to caregiving, as 15.3% provide unpaid care and 27.6% care for children, both of which are higher than most areas.
15.3% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.6% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 29.6%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the national rate of 2.8%.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 Mungay Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12852/mungay-creek/topic/community