16.1% ▼ -45.6%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mullewa · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Mullewa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Mullewa (L) shows a low level of unpaid care and housework compared to most similar areas. While about 16.1% of people volunteer, this is a sharp drop from 29.7% in 2011. The area also has a higher proportion of Defence Force veterans than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of people volunteer here, which is around the middle for similar areas and slightly above the national figure. However, this is a significant fall of 14 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much fewer people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, with only 8.5% doing so. This trend is seen in childcare and housework, as the shares of people doing these tasks have both fallen since 2011 and remain well below the national figures.
8.5% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.1% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.3% ▼ -37.7%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 15.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.1% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
4.1%
Higher than 63% 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 Mullewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522049/mullewa/topic/community