25.0% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mosman Park · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Mosman Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A quarter of residents in Mosman Park volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area. Most other participation rates here follow state and national patterns quite closely.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in four people volunteer here, which is much higher than most areas. At 25%, this is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 27.7% of people caring for children and 12% providing other unpaid care. Both figures are a little above the state average and have grown since 2011.
12.0% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55740/mosman-park/topic/community