26.6% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Saddleback Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Saddleback Mountain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering rates have surged in Saddleback Mountain, where 26.6% of people now give their time to help others. This level of community spirit is far above the national figure, making the area a standout for unpaid work and local support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than a quarter of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid care or look after children compared to most areas, housework is very common. About 45.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, which is far above the national figure.
7.8% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
45.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 45.3%
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 figures for New South Wales and 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 Saddleback Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13475/saddleback-mountain/topic/community