21.1% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mundaring · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mundaring
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Mundaring contribute to their community through unpaid work and volunteering than in most similar areas. Over 21% of residents volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This spirit of helping others extends across both formal volunteering and home-based care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.1% of people giving their time. This is well above the Western Australia figure of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of life in Mundaring, as 28.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This aligns with a higher rate of unpaid caring, with 14.4% of residents providing care and 28.1% caring for children.
14.4% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 28.3%
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 little more than 4.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is slightly higher than both the state average of 2.9% and the national figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Mundaring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51055/mundaring/topic/community