20.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mororo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mororo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people contribute their time to others in Mororo than in most similar areas. A striking 38.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of unpaid work extends into both family care and broader community volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in five residents is a volunteer, which is well above the 13% found across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid home duties are very common here, with 35.6% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, far above the Australian figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with the area having among the highest rates of unpaid childcare in the country.
13.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.9% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.6% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 35.6%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.2% of residents having served.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Mororo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12737/mororo/topic/community