11.5% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Saint Thomas · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Saint Thomas
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well over 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare in Mount Saint Thomas, a figure that is much higher than most other areas. While many people here are dedicated to caring for family, other forms of community involvement are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is low in the area, with only 11.5% of people helping out, which is much lower than most similar places.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Beyond childcare, 14.7% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, which is well above the national figure. This is consistent with a higher-than-usual 24.3% of people who do at least 15 hours of housework a week.
14.7% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 most areas, with only 1.5% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
1.5%
Lower 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 Saint Thomas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12802/mount-saint-thomas/topic/community