23.2% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mayo · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Mayo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have fallen since 2011, but Mayo remains a place where people give back. About 23.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is seen across volunteering, unpaid care, and a strong history of Defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 23.2% of people in Mayo volunteer, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%. However, this is 4.1 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the national figure. Unpaid care for children and general caregiving are also a little above state and national levels.
14.3% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 96% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 26.4%
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 4.0% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 83% of federal 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 Mayo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED408/mayo/topic/community