41.2% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mallan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mallan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 41.2% of people volunteer in Mallan, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the way residents support their families and neighbours through unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Mallan are among the highest for similar areas, sitting at 41.2% compared to just 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Residents are more likely to provide unpaid support than those in other areas. This includes 32.4% caring for children and 14.7% providing other unpaid care, both of which are well above the New South Wales figures.
14.7% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the 2.8% national average.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Mallan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12466/mallan/topic/community