22.7% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mid North · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Mid North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Stronger community engagement defines the Mid North, where volunteering rates are among the highest for similar areas. While 22.7% of people volunteer, this is well above both the state and national figures. This high level of activity exists alongside a significant amount of unpaid care work within the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A high number of people give their time to others, with 22.7% volunteering. This is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%, although it has fallen 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 24.6% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework and 13.9% provide unpaid care. These figures are much higher than most areas, even though the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average at 22.8%.
13.9% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 3.5% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and sits slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.5%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Mid North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40503/mid-north/topic/community