11.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Maria · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Maria
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people do significant housework in Mount Maria than in other areas. While only 11.8% of residents volunteer, the area stands out for its strong history of military service and a high level of unpaid domestic work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 11.8% of people giving their time, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common, as 34% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on it, a figure far above the 20.7% seen across Australia. In contrast, the 12.8% of people caring for children unpaid is among the lowest for this level and far below the national average.
11.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.8% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 34.0%
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.
Military service is very prominent in Mount Maria, where 8.5% of people have served in the Defence Force, well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
8.5%
Higher than 92% 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 Maria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31990/mount-maria/topic/community