9.1% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Leumeah - Minto Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Leumeah - Minto Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 26.4% of people in Leumeah - Minto Heights provide unpaid child care, the most common form of community work in the area. While family responsibilities are typical for the region, formal volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.1% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a higher share of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than most places. Meanwhile, 11.7% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.7% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 2.2% of the population having done so. This is lower than most areas and slightly below the national average of 2.8%.
2.2%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Leumeah - Minto Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123021441/leumeah-minto-heights/topic/community