37.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mountain Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mountain Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 37.3% of people in Mountain Creek volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area one of the most active for volunteering at this level. While few people here provide unpaid childcare, there is a strong tradition of caring for others and serving in the military.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 37.3% of residents helping out. This is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare is much lower than most areas at 13.7%, those providing other types of unpaid care are well above the national figure at 15.7%. Housework involving 15 or more hours a week is a little below the Australian rate.
15.7% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.7% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 7.5% of the population. This is well above the 2.8% typical for Australia and among the highest rates for similar areas.
7.5%
Higher than 90% 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 Mountain Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12816/mountain-creek/topic/community