21.5% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Barker · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Mount Barker
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering and providing childcare in Mount Barker than they were in 2011. Despite these drops, 21.5% of residents still volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.5% of people volunteer here, a rate that is higher than most areas and well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This is down from 26.0% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 31.0% of people caring for children, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. Additionally, 24.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while 13.2% provide other unpaid care.
13.2% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
The area has a strong connection to the military, with 3.9% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas.
3.9%
Higher than 77% 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 Mount Barker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44550/mount-barker/topic/community