38.7% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mallacoota · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mallacoota
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 39% of people volunteer in Mallacoota, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 38.7% of residents helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and is among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents provide unpaid support, with 16.4% giving care and 30.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. However, the 18.8% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.4% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.7% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 30.7%
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.
A slightly higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to the rest of the country, at 3.9%.
3.9%
Higher than 71% 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 Mallacoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21584/mallacoota/topic/community