31.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mollyan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mollyan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a third of people in Mollyan volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This strong community spirit is seen in the high number of residents helping out, even though few have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 31.8% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most other areas and far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 31.8% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework—far above the national figure—those caring for children unpaid (22.7%) are lower than most areas.
11.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.8% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 31.8%
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.
No one in Mollyan has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates seen across New South Wales and Australia.
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 Mollyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12679/mollyan/topic/community