19.4% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mountain River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mountain River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much stronger focus on unpaid home duties distinguishes Mountain River from the rest of the state and country. While nearly 20% of people volunteer, the most striking feature is the high proportion of residents managing significant workloads at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.4% of people giving their time. This is a little above the Tasmanian figure and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Home duties are a major part of life in Mountain River, where 30.5% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This aligns with a high rate of unpaid childcare, at 29.5%, which is well above both the state and national averages.
12.8% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.5% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 30.5%
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 much more common here than in most other areas. About 4.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Mountain River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60436/mountain-river/topic/community