12.0% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mildura - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mildura - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering has defined community participation in Mildura - South over recent years. Only 12.0% of people now volunteer, marking a significant fall from 18.5% in 2016. Most other forms of unpaid work and service in the area sit close to state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Mildura - South has fallen by 6.5 percentage points since 2016. At 12.0%, this is lower than most other areas and a little below the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is lower than most areas at 24.9%, while 19.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework. About 12.3% of residents provide general unpaid care, which is around the middle for its level and similar to the national figure.
12.3% —
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% —
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 2.2% of the population. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
2.2%
Lower than 67% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215021470/mildura-south/topic/community