11.5% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid child care in Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills than in most similar areas. While 33.8% of residents look after children without pay, fewer people here volunteer for community groups compared to other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.5% of residents volunteer, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2011, when 15.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid domestic work is common here, with 25.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the New South Wales figure of 21.2%. This trend is consistent with child care, where 33.8% of people provide unpaid care—well above the Australian average.
11.5% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
Defence Force veterans make up 2.0% of the population, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
2.0%
Lower than 74% 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 Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124031463/mulgoa-luddenham-orchard-hills/topic/community