31.0% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Olive · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Olive
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of residents volunteer here than in most other parts of the country. In Mount Olive, 31% of people give their time to volunteering, which is more than double the national figure of 14.1%. This strong community spirit is a standout feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 31% of people in Mount Olive volunteer, a figure that is far above both the New South Wales rate of 13% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a significant activity here, with 38.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work—far above the 20.7% national figure. Meanwhile, 24.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state average.
10.6% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.9% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 38.9%
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.
No one in Mount Olive has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
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 Olive [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12792/mount-olive/topic/community