20.3% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mosman · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Mosman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Mosman volunteer their time, though this is down from 23.5% in 2011. This level of community involvement remains well above the national figure of 14.1%. While volunteering has dipped, other forms of unpaid care and housework have seen slight increases over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.3% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most areas. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is typical for the region, with 11.6% of people providing care and 25.7% caring for children. Meanwhile, the number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework rose slightly since 2011 to reach 21.5%.
11.6% ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.5%. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the state figure of 2.3%.
2.5%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) 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 Mosman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15350/mosman/topic/community