18.0% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Sydney - Mosman · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in North Sydney - Mosman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering define North Sydney - Mosman compared to most other areas. While 18% of residents give their time to community groups, the area sees far fewer people providing unpaid care and housework than is typical across the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is a high rate for the region, though it has fallen 2.9 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas, with only 22.1% of people caring for children. Similarly, the proportions of people doing significant housework or providing general unpaid care are both a little below the state and national figures.
9.8% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 2.2% of the population, which is lower than most areas. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) 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 North Sydney - Mosman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12104/north-sydney-mosman/topic/community