32.9% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mukinbudin · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Mukinbudin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than three out of ten people in Mukinbudin volunteer their time, making it one of the most active areas for community work. This high level of engagement is a standout feature of the town, where 32.9% of residents contribute to local efforts.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has risen 8.5 percentage points since 2011, and at 32.9%, it is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national rate at 20.5%, though the number of people providing general unpaid care rose 6.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 11.1%.
11.1% ▲ +129.6%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 1.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 91% 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 Mukinbudin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522048/mukinbudin/topic/community