10.8% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Millbank · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Millbank
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Millbank compared to most similar areas, though there is a strong presence of unpaid care. While only 10.8% of residents volunteer, the area sees much higher rates of unpaid housework and caregiving than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 10.8% of people pitching in. This is well below the Australian figure of 14.1% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 30.4% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend carries into other care roles, with 17.6% providing unpaid care—well above the state's 11.5%—even though the 15.7% who care for children unpaid is far below the national average.
17.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.7% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 30.4%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most other areas. About 4.9% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
4.9%
Higher than 79% 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 Millbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12627/millbank/topic/community