East Munglinup · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in East Munglinup

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

A striking 30.6% of people in East Munglinup volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This community shows a high level of local engagement and a strong history of service. Many residents contribute their time both through formal volunteering and by caring for others in the home.

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📍 East Munglinup, Suburb / Locality

Where East Munglinup sits — Volunteers

30.6%
  • 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 East Munglinup — higher than 86% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
East Munglinup30.6%
6450, WA 24.1%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 30.6% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and much higher than most similar areas.

30.6%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37.3%
  • 2021: 30.6%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 27.8% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure, no one in the area reported providing other types of unpaid care. However, 25% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate well above the Western Australian average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

27.8%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 39.2%
  • 2021: 27.8%

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

25.0%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.5%
  • 2021: 25.0%

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 more common here than in most places. About 7.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure of 2.8%.

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 East Munglinup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50459/east-munglinup/topic/community