35.8% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mukinbudin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mukinbudin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in Mukinbudin volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This strong level of community involvement stands in contrast to lower rates of unpaid care and defence service within the town.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 35.8% of residents giving their time. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common than in most areas, particularly for children, where the rate of 22.9% is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Other unpaid work, such as housework or general care, sits at about the same levels as the rest of the state and country.
11.1% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
Defence service is lower than in most similar areas, with 1.1% of people having served. This is a little below both the Western Australian and national figures of around 2.8% to 2.9%.
1.1%
Lower than 66% 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 Mukinbudin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51044/mukinbudin/topic/community