10.1% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mulgrave · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mulgrave
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Mulgrave (Vic.) has shifted over time, though current numbers for volunteering remain low. While only 10.1% of residents volunteer, a larger portion of the population is active in unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 10.1% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 27.1% of residents looking after children, a figure that is higher than most areas. About 13.0% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian average.
13.0% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.1% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 66% 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 Mulgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21827/mulgrave/topic/community