10.3% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Munbura · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Munbura
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Munbura is shaped by a strong tradition of military service and a high amount of unpaid domestic work. While few residents volunteer for community groups, 7.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.3% of people volunteer here, a figure that is well below the Queensland and national rates of 14.1%. This is much lower than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 29.5% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the proportion of people providing unpaid care or looking after children is much lower than most areas.
6.4% ▼ -39.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.4% ▼ -47.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.5% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 29.5%
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.
Defence service is very common in Munbura, with 7.4% of people having served. This is well above the national figure of 2.8% and the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
7.4%
Higher than 90% 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 Munbura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32062/munbura/topic/community