36.5% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mongarlowe · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mongarlowe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 36.5% of people in Mongarlowe volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This level of community involvement is among the highest for similar areas. Most residents are active in their local community, though few are providing unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 36.5% of residents helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national average and the 13% figure for New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people care for children unpaid compared to the state and national averages, 30.8% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is much higher than most other areas. About 11.5% provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
11.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.4% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.8% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 30.8%
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.
Around 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Mongarlowe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12689/mongarlowe/topic/community