22.7% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mosquito Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mosquito Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines Mosquito Hill, with 22.7% of people giving their time to help others. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, marking the area as a place where residents are more active in their community than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More people here volunteer than in most similar areas. At 22.7%, the rate is well above both the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Household work is common here, with 28.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. While 28.2% also provide unpaid child care, only 7.3% provide other types of unpaid care, a rate that is much lower than most areas.
7.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 28.2%
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 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and the rest of the country.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Mosquito Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40930/mosquito-hill/topic/community