22.8% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Barker Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mount Barker Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in Mount Barker Surrounds since 2011, though the area remains highly active. Nearly 23% of residents now volunteer, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.8% of people here volunteer, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%. However, this is down 5.8 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 31.1% of people caring for children and 28.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the national average, while the 14.1% of people providing general unpaid care has risen since 2011.
14.1% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 28.4%
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 3.6% of the population, which is higher than in most other areas.
3.6%
Higher than 71% 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 Mount Barker Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401021008/mount-barker-surrounds/topic/community