32.0% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount George · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount George
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly 32% of people volunteer in Mount George, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong local commitment to unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates here are much higher than in most areas. At 32%, the figure is far above the South Australian rate of 17% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 35.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure. This is consistent with other high rates, including 23.2% providing unpaid care and 32.5% caring for children unpaid.
23.2% ▲ +49.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.5% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 35.5%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas. Only 1.7% of residents have served, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
1.7%
Lower than 61% 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 George [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40948/mount-george/topic/community