38.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mungalup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mungalup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 38% of people in Mungalup volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This reflects a highly active community where residents contribute significant time to unpaid work and care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 38% of residents pitching in, a figure that is far above both the state and national rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life in Mungalup, where 24% of people provide care, far above the 11.9% national average. While very few people provide unpaid childcare, 26% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure.
24.0% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.0% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 26.0%
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 much more common here than in most areas, with 6.7% of residents having served, which is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.7%
Higher than 88% 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 Mungalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51058/mungalup/topic/community