17.2% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mudgee Surrounds - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mudgee Surrounds - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in six people in Mudgee Surrounds - West give their time to volunteering, which is well above the national figure. While community spirit is high, the number of volunteers has fallen by 5.6 percentage points since 2011. This area also sees a high rate of people taking on significant unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.2% of residents volunteer, a rate that is higher than most similar areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 26.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 25.3% provide unpaid childcare and 12.0% provide other unpaid care, both of which are about the same as state and national levels.
12.0% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 26.3%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 3.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the state average of 2.3%.
3.3%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Mudgee Surrounds - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103031074/mudgee-surrounds-west/topic/community