Mungallala South · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Mungallala South

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

A striking gap exists between Mungallala South and the rest of the country in how people spend their spare time. While 17.6% of residents volunteer—well above the national figure—very few provide unpaid care for others.

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📍 Mungallala South, Suburb / Locality

Where Mungallala South sits — Volunteers

17.6%
  • 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 Mungallala South — lower than 52% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Mungallala South17.6%
4467, QLD 28.6%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is common here, with 17.6% of people helping out, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.

17.6%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.4%
  • 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.

Despite 26.5% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure, almost no one provides unpaid care or looks after children unpaid.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

8.8%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 8.8%

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

26.5%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 26.5%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the 3.9% seen across Queensland.

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 Mungallala South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32071/mungallala-south/topic/community