19.1% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mawson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mawson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Mawson have volunteered since 2011, though it remains a place where community contribution is common. Nearly one in five residents now volunteers, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of helping others is mirrored in the higher-than-usual number of people who provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average. However, this is a drop of 2.4 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.5% of people providing care and 27.5% looking after children, both figures being higher than in most areas. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 19.0%, which is lower than most areas.
13.5% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 service is much more common in Mawson than in most similar areas, with 5.3% of the population having served. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.3%
Higher than 89% 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 Mawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091106/mawson/topic/community