18.7% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Victoria · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Mount Victoria
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national average for volunteering, Mount Victoria (L) is a place where nearly one in five residents give their time for free. This strong spirit of community service is a standout feature for the area, as volunteering rates have grown since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.7% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This rate has risen by 2.1 percentage points over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid caregiving is common, with 14.0% of residents providing care and 30.0% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures well above the national average. However, the share of people caring for children unpaid fell by 15 percentage points since 2011 to 21.5%, which is well below the state figure.
14.0% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 30.0%
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 little more than the national average of 2.8% have served in the Defence Force, with 4.1% of Mount Victoria (L) residents having this experience.
4.1%
Higher than 63% of urban centre 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 Victoria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121083/mount-victoria/topic/community