24.3% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mallanganee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mallanganee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has remained a standout feature of Mallanganee, with a very high proportion of residents contributing to their community. Nearly a quarter of the population volunteers, which is far above the national figure. This strong civic engagement is paired with a notably high rate of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.3% of people in Mallanganee volunteer, a figure that is far above the 14.1% national average and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.0% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid (23.5%) and doing significant housework (18.3%) are both a little below the national figures.
13.0% ▼ -36.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▲ +49.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▼ -36.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 18.3%
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.
Service to the country is common here, with 5.7% of residents having served in the Defence Force, which is well above the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
5.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Mallanganee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12467/mallanganee/topic/community