25.8% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mildura Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mildura Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 25.8% of people in Mildura Surrounds volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This level of community involvement is among the highest for similar areas, though it has dropped from 35% in 2011. Other forms of community support, such as unpaid care and military service, follow more typical patterns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.8% of residents giving their time. This is 12 percentage points higher than both the Victorian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is much more common than in most areas, with 24.2% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid make up 22.0% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
12.0% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 24.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.9% of the population. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 51% 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 Mildura Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215021398/mildura-surrounds/topic/community