7.3% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Milbrodale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Milbrodale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents in Milbrodale have stepped into volunteer roles since 2011, with only 7.3% of people helping out. This is a low figure for the area, falling well below both the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.3% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here, with 8.1% providing care and 22% caring for children, both well below the state and national figures. However, 25.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the New South Wales average of 21.2%.
8.1% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 25.2%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 3.3% of residents having done so.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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).
More for Milbrodale
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Milbrodale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12623/milbrodale/topic/community