13.2% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Archer · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Archer
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of veterans lives in Mount Archer compared to the rest of the country. While 6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, other community activities like volunteering and unpaid care are generally lower than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and just under the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national average at 20.3%. Meanwhile, those providing general unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework a week are about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
11.7% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 a standout feature of the area, with 6% of residents having served. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8% and a little above the state average.
6.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Archer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31937/mount-archer/topic/community