13.6% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Nathan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Nathan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Mount Nathan are providing unpaid care for children than in almost any other similar area. This is a standout feature of the community, with 36.8% of residents caring for children without pay. Other forms of community participation, such as volunteering and defence service, remain closer to state and national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 13.6% of residents volunteer their time. This is lower than most similar areas and sits about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, as 36.8% of people care for children, which is far above the national figure. This is consistent with more residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than usual, at 25.9%.
12.1% ▲ +28.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.8% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Nathan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32007/mount-nathan/topic/community