25.9% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mollongghip · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mollongghip
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community spirit and unpaid support have grown strongly in Mollongghip over the last decade. About 26% of residents now volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of engagement is reflected in the large number of people providing unpaid care and housework for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.9% of people giving their time. This is much higher than most similar areas and far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 37% of residents caring for children and 34.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are far above the national average, while 16% of people provide other forms of unpaid care.
16.0% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.6% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 34.6%
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 community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Victoria 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 Mollongghip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21724/mollongghip/topic/community