21.0% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mullumbimby · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Mullumbimby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a fifth of people in Mullumbimby volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community involvement defines the local area, though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. The town shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work and care compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.0% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is higher than most areas, although the rate fell 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid childcare (27.4%) than in most areas. While 12.4% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are fewer than in most similar places.
12.4% ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
Only 1.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.9%
Lower than 87% of urban centre 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 Mullumbimby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115107/mullumbimby/topic/community