12.8% ▼ -46.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Menindee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Menindee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small number of people in Menindee provide unpaid care and support compared to other areas. Only 12.8% of the population volunteer, which is a little below the national figure. Most residents do not engage in these types of community activities as frequently as people in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.8% of people in Menindee volunteer. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits just below the New South Wales average of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is far less common here than elsewhere, with only 12.8% of people caring for children unpaid, which is 14 points below the national figure. This trend continues with housework and general care, as both are well below state and national levels.
9.7% ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.8% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.4% ▼ -32.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 around the middle for its level, with 2.2% of the population having served. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
2.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality 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 Menindee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12582/menindee/topic/community