11.2% ▼ -54.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mullaquana · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mullaquana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people in Mullaquana engage in unpaid work or volunteering compared to similar areas. Only 11.2% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17%. This trend of lower participation extends to both childcare and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, with only 11.2% of people pitching in. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children and housework are both much lower than most areas, with 18.3% and 16.3% of residents involved respectively. However, the 12% who provide other unpaid care is about the same as the national figure.
12.0% ▲ +15.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.3% ▼ -40.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.3% ▼ -30.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
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.
A higher proportion of people in Mullaquana have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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).
More for Mullaquana
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Mullaquana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40970/mullaquana/topic/community