18.1% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mittagong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mittagong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Mittagong volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is common. This level of engagement is well above both the state and national figures, reflecting a strong culture of giving back.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 18.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the 22.1% of people providing unpaid childcare is well below the national figure, 24.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Australian average of 20.7%. Unpaid care for others sits at 12.3%, about the same as the state and national levels.
12.3% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian averages.
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 Mittagong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12664/mittagong/topic/community