20.8% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mid Murray · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Mid Murray
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Mid Murray volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This reflects a strong culture of community contribution, though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. Local life is also marked by high levels of unpaid work and care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.8% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Despite this high standing, the share of people volunteering fell by 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure. While providing general unpaid care is a little above the Australian average at 13.5%, far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to most other areas.
13.5% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 26.0%
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 higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most other areas. At 4.6%, this is a little above both the South Australian and national figures.
4.6%
Higher than 88% 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 Mid Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44210/mid-murray/topic/community