59.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Harris · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Harris
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 60% of people in Mount Harris volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit stands out in a place where other forms of unpaid care and service are much less common than usual.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 59.1% of residents helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national average and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than usual, as 0.0% of people provide unpaid care for others. Similarly, only 13.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 21.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.6% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
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 rare in this area, with 0.0% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Harris [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12773/mount-harris/topic/community