13.9% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mulara · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mulara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A notably high proportion of people in Mulara have served in the Defence Force, while others contribute through different forms of community support. This reflects a place where a significant number of residents have a military background, though rates of unpaid caregiving are much lower than usual.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of people in Mulara volunteer their time, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 5.1% of people providing care and 11.4% caring for children unpaid—both figures being far below the national average. Around 20.3% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is about the same as across Australia.
5.1% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.4% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
Military service is much more common in Mulara than in most areas, with 4.7% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Mulara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32055/mulara/topic/community