16.1% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mittagong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mittagong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines daily life in Mittagong, where volunteering is much more common than in most other areas. While 16.1% of residents give their time to the community, this is a drop from 21.5% seen back in 2011. The area also sees a high amount of unpaid work performed within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a key feature here, with 16.1% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents take on unpaid roles, with 24.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 26.7% provide unpaid childcare and 12.2% provide other unpaid care, both of which are about the same as the state and national averages.
12.2% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
About 2.9% of people in Mittagong have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 52% 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 Mittagong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114021286/mittagong/topic/community