Mundulla West · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Mundulla West

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

A massive 44.6% of people in Mundulla West volunteer, a figure far above both the state and national averages. This level of community involvement is among the highest for similar areas. The area is also marked by high levels of unpaid care and housework.

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📍 Mundulla West, Suburb / Locality

Where Mundulla West sits — Volunteers

44.6%
  • 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 Mundulla West — higher than 97% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Mundulla West44.6%
5270, SA 36.8%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Almost 45% of residents volunteer here, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national average of 14.1%.

44.6%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 61.0%
  • 2021: 44.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is common in Mundulla West, where 32.3% of people care for children and 27.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. Around 13.8% provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian average.

13.8%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.5%
  • 2021: 13.8%

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

32.3%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37.3%
  • 2021: 32.3%

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

27.7%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.1%
  • 2021: 27.7%

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 Mundulla West has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.

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 Mundulla West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40977/mundulla-west/topic/community