7.3% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Druitt · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Druitt
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 7.3% of people volunteer in Mount Druitt, a figure that is well below the national average. While unpaid care for children is common, other forms of community contribution and service are less frequent here than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very low in Mount Druitt, with only 7.3% of residents taking part. This is well below the 14.1% national figure and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures. However, fewer people provide other unpaid care or spend 15 or more hours on housework compared to most areas.
10.2% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.0%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in other areas, with 0.6% of the population having served. This is a little below both the state and national figures.
0.6%
Lower than 70% 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 Druitt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12767/mount-druitt/topic/community