32.5% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Remarkable · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Mount Remarkable
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in three residents in Mount Remarkable volunteers, a rate far above the national figure. While the area has a strong history of community work, this level of participation has fallen slightly since 2011. It is a place where people contribute significantly through unpaid service and support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32.5% of people volunteer here, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This is down from 36.8% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national average at 20.6%, but 27.2% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. Meanwhile, those providing general unpaid care have risen to 14.4%, which is a little above the national figure.
14.4% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 27.2%
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 total of 4.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much higher than in most other areas.
4.2%
Higher than 84% 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 Remarkable [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44830/mount-remarkable/topic/community