31.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mountain Top · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mountain Top
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has become a standout feature of life in Mountain Top, with 31.9% of residents giving their time to others. This level of community involvement is far above the national figure. While others are less likely to care for children, many locals still contribute significant time to housework and general unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 31.9% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. This is far above the 14.1% recorded across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People caring for children unpaid are well below the national figure at 17.0%. However, a little more than the usual share of residents do 15 or more hours of housework, and 12.8% provide general unpaid care.
12.8% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.0% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 23.4%
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, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Top [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12818/mountain-top/topic/community