16.9% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mungar · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mungar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong history of military service marks Mungar, where 8.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This level of service is among the highest for similar areas, contributing to a community with a distinct commitment to public duty.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.9% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 29.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to most areas.
11.5% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.0% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.1% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 29.1%
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 common in Mungar, with 8.3% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% national average.
8.3%
Higher than 92% 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 Mungar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32073/mungar/topic/community