14.3% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mulgoa · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mulgoa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28.4% of people in Mulgoa provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the New South Wales average. This highlights a community where family responsibilities are a major part of daily life. Most other forms of community contribution, such as volunteering and defence service, align closely with national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure of 14.1%. This is lower than what is seen in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, well above the 20.7% national figure. This sits alongside a high rate of unpaid childcare, which is 2.1 percentage points higher than the Australian average.
12.2% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for its level, with 2.5% of the population having served. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Mulgoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12825/mulgoa/topic/community