17.3% —
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Gambier - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mount Gambier - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Changing habits in community life have seen volunteering drop in Mount Gambier - West since 2016. While 17.3% of residents still volunteer—a figure well above the national average—this is a fall from 22.1% five years earlier. Other forms of community support and care remain steady across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most similar areas, though the rate has fallen by 4.7 percentage points since 2016. The current 17.3% is about the same as the South Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is higher than in most areas, and this rose to 13.2% since 2016. Meanwhile, the share of people doing a fair amount of housework or caring for children has stayed about the same as the national figures.
13.2% —
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% —
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
About 3.1% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 59% 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 Gambier - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407021174/mount-gambier-west/topic/community