20.6% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Millicent · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Millicent
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have fallen by nearly 6 percentage points since 2011 in Millicent, though community involvement remains strong. About 20.6% of people still volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of giving extends to a high number of residents providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 20.6% of people in Millicent volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most other areas and well above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is alongside a high rate of people providing unpaid care (14.6%), though the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state average at 22.4%.
14.6% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 25.2%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.4% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
3.4%
Higher than 65% 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 Millicent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407021152/millicent/topic/community