20.3% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mosman · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mosman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 20% of people in Mosman volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement stands out as the most striking feature of local participation. Other aspects of unpaid work and service are more in line with state and national patterns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 20.3% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing other unpaid care are less common here than in most areas.
11.6% ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
Defence service is typical for the region, with 2.5% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.8% national average.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Mosman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12749/mosman/topic/community