18.0% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Milroy · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Milroy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines daily life in Milroy, where 18% of people volunteer. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, showing a community that puts a lot of time into local activities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18% of residents giving their time, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major commitment for 39.3% of residents, a figure far above the Australian average of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 26.2% provide unpaid childcare, while the 8.2% who provide other unpaid care is well below the national figure.
8.2% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
39.3% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 39.3%
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 reported serving in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures.
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 Milroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12637/milroy/topic/community