16.8% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Millingandi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Millingandi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of Defence Force service define Millingandi, where 5% of residents have served. This small community shows a strong spirit of contribution, with more people volunteering than in the typical Australian town.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.8% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13% and a little above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, 28.9% of residents do over 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. General unpaid care is provided by 12.3% of the population, about the same as across Australia.
12.3% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 28.9%
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.
Five per cent of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the state average.
5.0%
Higher than 81% 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 Millingandi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12633/millingandi/topic/community