16.5% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Minimbah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Minimbah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of residents in Minimbah perform unpaid housework than in most other areas, with 33.5% doing so for 15 hours or more each week. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, reflected in high rates of unpaid care and volunteering. Many residents also have a history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of people in Minimbah volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.5% of people providing it, well above the national figure of 11.9%. However, the 19.3% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.5% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.3% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.5% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 33.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.0% of the population, which is a little above the 2.8% recorded across Australia.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Minimbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12647/minimbah/topic/community