13.5% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mundoolun · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mundoolun
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Mundoolun provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family care is a standout feature of the area's community life, alongside a notably strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 13.5% of residents helping out, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family responsibilities are high, as 35.4% of people care for children unpaid and 27.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly—both figures are well above the state and national averages. In contrast, 11.8% provide other types of unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
11.8% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.4% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 27.9%
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.
A much higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.0% of residents having served, a little above the Queensland and Australian figures.
5.0%
Higher than 80% 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 Mundoolun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32066/mundoolun/topic/community