28.1% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mumbannar · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mumbannar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Mumbannar volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This highlights a community where locals are highly active in unpaid work. While many contribute to the public good, fewer residents are providing care for children compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.1% of residents pitching in. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Few people provide unpaid childcare, at just 18.0%, which is well below the national average of 26.3%. However, 29.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure well above both the state and national levels.
9.0% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.0% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.2%
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 higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force than in most areas. At 3.5%, this is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0% and slightly higher than the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Mumbannar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21828/mumbannar/topic/community