17.3% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Gambier · State Electorate
Community Participation in Mount Gambier
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Mount Gambier provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. The area has a strong culture of giving back, with volunteering rates that are well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has risen 5.3 points since 2011 to reach 17.3%. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, as 12.8% of people provide this support, which is higher than most areas. About 22.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, a figure slightly above the national average.
12.8% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
Around 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 56% of state electorate 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 Gambier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40033/mount-gambier/topic/community