12.0% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mildura - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mildura - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly 22.4% of people in Mildura - North provide unpaid childcare, which is much lower than most other areas. This community shows a mix of participation levels, where a high rate of general unpaid care is offset by a decline in local volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.0% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is a little below the national average. This is a notable drop from 2016, when 18.4% of people were volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.3% of people provide unpaid care—a rate higher than most areas—far fewer people here care for children unpaid compared to the rest of the state. About 19.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is about the same as the Victorian figure.
13.3% —
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% —
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and sits about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.6%
Lower than 57% 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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215021469/mildura-north/topic/community