33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mimosa · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mimosa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of residents in Mimosa have volunteered since 2011, showing a strong commitment to community work. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, marking the area as a hub of local activity and unpaid support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 33.3% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 47.1% of people caring for children and 41.2% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures being far above the national average. However, the 7.8% of people providing other unpaid care is well below the Australian figure of 11.9%.
7.8% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
47.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
41.2% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 41.2%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Mimosa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12643/mimosa/topic/community