30.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lake Mundi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lake Mundi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 30.0% of people volunteer in Lake Mundi, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit stands out in a place where few residents have served in the defence force. Local activity is high, though unpaid care for children is much lower than in most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.0% of residents giving their time. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 10.0% of people provide unpaid care and 16.7% care for children—both well below national figures—many residents handle a lot of home duties. About 30.0% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the 20.7% national average.
10.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
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: 17.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 30.0%
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 Lake Mundi has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Victorian rate of 2.0% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
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 Lake Mundi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21440/lake-mundi/topic/community