12.1% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mulgrave · State Electorate
Community Participation in Mulgrave
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of residents in Mulgrave provide unpaid childcare, reflecting a community where family support is a major part of daily life. While child care is common, other forms of community involvement and volunteering have seen a decline in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 12.1% of people pitching in. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and represents a 4.3 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Almost 30% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 11.9% of residents provide other unpaid care, a figure that is about the same as both the state and the nation.
11.9% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 19.6%
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. About 4.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 84% of state electorate 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 Mulgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30060/mulgrave/topic/community