19.8% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Barker Summit · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Barker Summit
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Mount Barker Summit volunteer their time, showing a strong local commitment to community activities. This level of participation is well above the national figure, making the area more active in volunteering than most of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the South Australian figure and well above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is around 25.9%, similar to the state and national figures. However, 28.4% of people do over 15 hours of unpaid housework, which is well above both the state and national averages.
13.6% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 6.3% of residents having served, well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.3%
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 Barker Summit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40935/mount-barker-summit/topic/community