17.5% ▼ -46.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Michelago · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Michelago
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has remained a strong feature of life in Michelago, where residents are far more likely to serve their community and family than the national average. Nearly 10% of the population has served in the Defence Force, and more people here volunteer compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Michelago are well above the national figure, with 17.5% of people giving their time, compared to 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family support is a major part of local life, as 31.6% of people care for children unpaid, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. This is consistent with more people doing significant housework, with 26.4% spending 15 or more hours a week on chores.
12.3% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
Michelago has one of the highest proportions of Defence Force veterans at this level, with 9.7% of residents having served, far exceeding the 2.8% national average.
9.7%
Higher than 95% 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 Michelago [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12609/michelago/topic/community