14.3% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mudgee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mudgee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Mudgee provide unpaid childcare, which is a much higher rate than most similar areas. This level of care for children stands out as the most common form of community contribution in the area. Other forms of unpaid work and volunteering are closer to state and national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of residents volunteer their time. This is lower than most similar areas, though it sits a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is common here, at 29.3%, which is well above the New South Wales rate. Meanwhile, 11.8% provide other unpaid care and 21.7% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are lower than most areas.
11.8% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
Around 2.7% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures, placing Mudgee around the middle for its level.
2.7%
Higher than 51% 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 Mudgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12823/mudgee/topic/community