23.3% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Taylor · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Taylor
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people volunteer in Mount Taylor than in the rest of the state. Nearly one in four residents give their time to others, while 35.6% perform a large amount of unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.3% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents do a lot of unpaid work, as 35.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, a figure far above the national average. Unpaid childcare is also a little above the national rate at 28.1%, though the 10.4% who provide other unpaid care is a little below the national figure.
10.4% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.6% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 35.6%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most other areas. About 4.4% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
4.4%
Higher than 76% 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 Taylor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21813/mount-taylor/topic/community