44.0% ▲ +46.9%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mountain Lagoon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mountain Lagoon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 44% of people in Mountain Lagoon volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This makes it one of the most active areas for volunteering at this level. Local engagement is a standout feature of the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 44% of residents helping out. This is far above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—very few people here provide unpaid care. Only 14.7% care for children unpaid, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 25.3%.
9.3% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.7% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 28.0%
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.
No one in Mountain Lagoon has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
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 Mountain Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12817/mountain-lagoon/topic/community