7.2% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mill Park - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mill Park - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 7.2% of people in Mill Park - South volunteer, which is one of the lowest rates for any similar area. This suggests a community where fewer residents are involved in unpaid organised work compared to the rest of the state. While formal volunteering has dropped, more people are now providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The share of volunteers has fallen 3.5 percentage points since 2011 to just 7.2%. This is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care has risen to 14.3%, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 11.9%. In contrast, the share of people doing unpaid childcare or 15 or more hours of housework is a little below state and national levels.
14.3% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, with only 1.3% doing so. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 85% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041221/mill-park-south/topic/community