13.1% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mulambin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mulambin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strikingly high number of residents in Mulambin provide unpaid childcare, though overall volunteering is low. While 33.1% of people look after children without pay, only 13.1% of the population volunteers their time, which is much lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.1% of people here volunteer, a figure that is a little below the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%. This level of community involvement is much lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 33.1% of people providing it, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 23.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, but those providing other types of unpaid care are much fewer than in most areas.
9.3% ▲ +23.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.1% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.4% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8% and about the same as the Queensland figure.
4.4%
Higher than 76% 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 Mulambin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32054/mulambin/topic/community