12.5% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mundoolun · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Mundoolun
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid family work mark the community of Mundoolun. While formal volunteering is low, nearly 38% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.5% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family care is a major part of local life, with 37.6% of people caring for children unpaid and 27.3% doing heavy housework—both well above the national average. Meanwhile, 12.3% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.3% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.6% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 27.3%
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 higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.0%, this is a little above the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
5.0%
Higher than 77% 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 Mundoolun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321075/mundoolun/topic/community