7.6% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mill Park - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mill Park - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few residents in Mill Park - North volunteer their time compared to other similar areas. Only 7.6% of people here are volunteers, a figure that has fallen since 2011. While unpaid care for others is common, overall community participation remains low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 7.6% of people volunteer here, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%. This is among the lowest levels of volunteering seen in similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a mixed story; while 14.6% of people provide care for others—which is much higher than most areas—the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is lower than usual at 23.8%. About 19.3% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.6% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
Only 1.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is much lower than most other similar areas.
1.1%
Lower than 89% 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 Mill Park - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041220/mill-park-north/topic/community