12.1% ▼ -37.2%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mitchell · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Mitchell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Mitchell involves a high level of unpaid care, with nearly 30% of people looking after children. While many residents support their families and the community through care work, the number of people volunteering for organisations has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.1% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and marks a 7.2 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 29.4% of people caring for children, a figure well above the Victorian average of 26.3%. Additionally, 13.0% provide other unpaid care, which is higher than most areas and has risen slightly since 2011.
13.0% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
Defence service is more common in Mitchell than elsewhere, with 4.9% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
4.9%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) 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 Mitchell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24850/mitchell/topic/community