Mount View · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Mount View

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Much lower volunteer rates than most similar areas define Mount View, where only 9.3% of people give their time to help others. This local figure is well below the New South Wales average of 13.0%. While community service is low, a very high number of residents spend significant time on unpaid housework.

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📍 Mount View, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount View sits — Volunteers

9.3% ▼ -46.2%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount View — lower than 88% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Mount View9.3%
2325, NSW 9.5%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 9.3% of residents are volunteers, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most similar areas.

9.3% ▼ -46.2%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.2%
  • 2016: 6.1%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

A far higher proportion of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (35.1%) than the New South Wales average of 21.2%. Conversely, providing other unpaid care is among the lowest at this level, with only 5.2% of people doing so.

5.2% ▼ -73.0%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.1%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 5.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

23.7% ▼ -22.7%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.7%
  • 2016: 19.3%
  • 2021: 23.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

35.1% ▼ -3.0%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 36.1%
  • 2016: 24.6%
  • 2021: 35.1%

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 View has served in the Defence Force, a figure a little below the national average of 2.8%.

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 View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12809/mount-view/topic/community