16.1% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mepunga West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mepunga West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 39% of people in Mepunga West do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. This level of domestic work is far above the national figure, reflecting a community where many residents take on significant home responsibilities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of the population volunteers, which is a little above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well above the national average at 32.3%, though only 4.8% of people provide other forms of unpaid care, which is well below the figures for most areas.
4.8% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.3% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.7% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 38.7%
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 little more than 4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.
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 Mepunga West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21652/mepunga-west/topic/community