11.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Midginbil · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Midginbil
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of people doing housework defines daily life in Midginbil, where 35.6% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on these tasks. This stands in contrast to other local habits, as volunteering and childcare roles are less common here than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11% of people in Midginbil volunteer their time, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 35.6% of residents do significant unpaid housework—a rate far above the New South Wales figure—those providing unpaid childcare are much fewer here at 17.8%. General unpaid care is also a little below the national average at 9.6%.
9.6% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.6% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 35.6%
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.
Former Defence Force members make up 4.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Midginbil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12620/midginbil/topic/community