35.7% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mila · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mila
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 35.7% of people in Mila volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong commitment to family and home duties. Local residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care than people in other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 35.7% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in Mila, where 33.3% of people care for children and 19% provide general unpaid care, both well above the national figures. Additionally, 28.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is higher than most areas.
19.0% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates for both New South Wales and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Mila [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12622/mila/topic/community