13.7% —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mortdale - Oatley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mortdale - Oatley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Mortdale - Oatley mostly mirrors state and national trends. While volunteering and caregiving rates are typical for the area, the proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force is much lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of people in Mortdale - Oatley volunteer their time, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.5% of people caring for children and 22.1% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are slightly above the national average.
11.9% —
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Only 1.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 78% 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 Mortdale - Oatley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119031666/mortdale-oatley/topic/community