18.3% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Miandetta - Don · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Miandetta - Don
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 18.3% of people in Miandetta - Don volunteer their time. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, with high rates of unpaid care and a notable number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most similar areas, though the rate has fallen 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 28.7% of people caring for children and 24.0% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. The number of people providing other unpaid care has also rose to 14.3%, which is a little above the national figure.
14.3% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.9% of the population having served.
3.9%
Higher than 75% 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 Miandetta - Don [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021088/miandetta-don/topic/community