15.1% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Magnet · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Magnet
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few residents are involved in unpaid care work compared to similar areas, which is the main story for Mount Magnet. While 15.1% of the community volunteers, the town stands out for having a much lower rate of unpaid caregiving than the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people in Mount Magnet volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the state and national rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is far less common here than elsewhere, with only 11.4% of people caring for children unpaid and 8.6% providing general unpaid care. Similarly, the 13.1% of residents doing over 15 hours of housework is well below the national figure.
8.6% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.4% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.1% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
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 higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, with 3.4% of residents having served.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Magnet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51024/mount-magnet/topic/community