Little Mulgrave · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Little Mulgrave

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Little Mulgrave sees a higher rate of community contribution than most similar areas. About 17.6% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This spirit of helping others extends into the home, where unpaid care is much more common than in most other places.

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📍 Little Mulgrave, Suburb / Locality

Where Little Mulgrave sits — Volunteers

17.6% ▼ -27.4%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Little Mulgrave — lower than 53% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Little Mulgrave17.6%
4865, QLD 13.8%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is common here, with 17.6% of people giving their time, a figure well above the 14.1% seen across Australia and Queensland.

17.6% ▼ -27.4%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.2%
  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 17.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 15.3% of people providing support. While slightly fewer people care for children unpaid compared to the state, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are well above the national figure of 20.7%.

15.3% ▼ -25.4%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.5%
  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 15.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

24.8% ▼ -31.2%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 36.0%
  • 2016: 27.6%
  • 2021: 24.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

23.9% ▼ -23.0%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.0%
  • 2016: 24.1%
  • 2021: 23.9%

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.

Defence service is about the same as the rest of the country, with 3.2% of the population having served in the Defence Force.

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 Little Mulgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31668/little-mulgrave/topic/community