32.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Bolton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Bolton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people get involved in their community in Mount Bolton than in most similar areas. About 32.1% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of service is seen across several types of unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.1% of people giving their time. This is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is among the highest in the country at 25.0%, though this doesn't include childcare, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Interestingly, no one here reports doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, a rate far below the 20.7% seen across Australia.
25.0% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.9% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 lower than most areas, with 0.0% of the population having served. This is a little below the 2.8% national average.
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 Mount Bolton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21775/mount-bolton/topic/community