17.1% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mossman · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mossman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost one in four people in Mossman provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents help out through unpaid work, the area also has a higher share of former Defence Force members than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is slightly more common in Mossman than across the state or nation, with 17.1% of people giving their time.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is provided by 24.1% of residents, which is a little below the Queensland figure. Other forms of unpaid work are less common, with 11.8% providing general unpaid care and 20.3% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
11.8% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.3%
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, with 4.1% of people having served in the Defence Force.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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).
More for Mossman
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Mossman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31929/mossman/topic/community