27.8% ▼ -29.1%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mingenew · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Mingenew
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Mingenew than in most other areas, with 27.8% of residents giving their time. While this is far above the national figure, the number of volunteers has fallen by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Local volunteering is much higher than in most areas, though the 27.8% rate is a drop from the 39.2% seen in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care in Mingenew are much fewer than in most areas, and the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 23.3%. Meanwhile, 20.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
8.8% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 2.7% of people having served in the Defence Force.
2.7%
Lower than 60% 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 Mingenew [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55530/mingenew/topic/community