16.4% ▼ -39.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Rankin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Rankin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Mount Rankin has remained steady, with a strong focus on home and family duties. Around 16.4% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.4% of people volunteer here, a rate that is a little above the Australian average and well above the state figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major commitment for many, with 31.0% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on unpaid chores, which is far above the national figure. This happens alongside 26.6% of people caring for children unpaid, a rate about the same as the rest of Australia.
11.7% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.0% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 31.0%
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.
Only 2.0% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Rankin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12797/mount-rankin/topic/community