16.4% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount George · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount George
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 16.4% of people in Mount George volunteer their time, which is well above the New South Wales figure. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others through both formal volunteering and unpaid care in the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates here are a little above the national figure, with 16.4% of residents giving their time to a cause.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.7% of people providing care and 25.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both well above the state figures. However, the 18.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average.
14.7% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.2% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 3.5%, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales average.
3.5%
Higher than 63% 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 George [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12772/mount-george/topic/community