17.8% ▼ -37.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mathoura · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mathoura
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Mathoura volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a key part of daily life here, though fewer residents provide unpaid childcare compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Mathoura, with 17.8% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.8% of people provide some form of unpaid care, only 19.0% care for children unpaid, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. However, 23.8% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, a rate well above the Australian average.
12.8% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.0% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Mathoura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12532/mathoura/topic/community