15.0% ▼ -58.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Arthur · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Arthur
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher than most similar areas, 17.8% of Mount Arthur residents provide unpaid care. This reflects a community where local support is strong, though it sees far fewer people caring for children compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.0% of people volunteer here, which is lower than in most similar areas but sits slightly above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While providing unpaid care is common, only 15.9% of people care for children unpaid, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Similarly, the 17.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than in most other areas.
17.8% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.9% ▼ -49.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% ▼ -45.0%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 17.8%
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.
Defence service is very common in Mount Arthur, with 5.8% of people having served. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Mount Arthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12758/mount-arthur/topic/community