14.8% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 59% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mudgee · Urban Area
Community Participation in Mudgee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Mudgee provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average. This reflects a community where family care is a significant part of daily life, though overall volunteering has dipped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the state figure and roughly the same as the national average. This is a drop from 2011, when 18.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.3% of people providing this care, which is much higher than most other areas. Meanwhile, 22.2% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, and 11.6% provide other forms of unpaid care.
11.6% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 74% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 89% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 59% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 2.8% of the population having done so. This is much lower than most other areas, though it is about the same as the national figure.
2.8%
Lower than 73% of urban area 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 Mudgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1022/mudgee/topic/community