24.2% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mossy Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mossy Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Mossy Point compared to the rest of the state. About 24.2% of residents give their time to others, which is more than 10 points above the national figure. This community shows a strong trend of helping out, both through formal volunteering and unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.2% of people helping out. This is far above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 21.8% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure—unpaid care is otherwise frequent. About 16.8% of residents provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas.
16.8% ▲ +47.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is more common here than in most areas. About 5.3% of residents have served, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
5.3%
Higher than 84% 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 Mossy Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12752/mossy-point/topic/community