37.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Tomah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Tomah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Mount Tomah than in the rest of the state, with 37.7% of residents giving their time. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, where people are much more likely to provide unpaid care and help out in their community than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 37.7% of people here volunteer, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 21.3% of people providing support and 42.6% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above national figures. However, only 18.0% care for children unpaid, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
21.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.0% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
42.6% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 42.6%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
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 Tomah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12806/mount-tomah/topic/community