24.9% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mandurang South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mandurang South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 25% of people in Mandurang South volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care and help at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.9% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life here, as 35.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the Victorian average of 20.1%. This high level of home work sits alongside 35.7% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure.
15.0% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.7% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.2% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 35.2%
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 higher than usual number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 4.1% of the population having served, which is a little above the 2.8% national average.
4.1%
Higher than 73% 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 Mandurang South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21591/mandurang-south/topic/community