20.8% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Dutton Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Dutton Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of service defines Mount Dutton Bay, where nearly 10% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This community is highly active, with a much larger share of people volunteering and taking on unpaid housework compared to other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.8% of residents giving their time. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national average, a far higher proportion do 15 or more hours of housework (33.3%) than in most areas. Conversely, those providing other forms of unpaid care are much fewer at 6.3%, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%.
6.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 common in this area. At 9.8%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is among the highest for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
9.8%
Higher than 95% 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 Dutton Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40946/mount-dutton-bay/topic/community