12.5% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Minjary · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Minjary
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people provide unpaid care in Minjary than in the rest of the state. While only 12.5% of the community volunteer, a striking 22.5% of residents provide unpaid care to others, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. At 12.5%, the rate is about the same as the New South Wales figure and a little below the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life in Minjary, with 22.5% of people providing care, far above the national average of 11.9%. This includes a very high 37.5% of people caring for children unpaid, which is far above the state figure.
22.5% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.5% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 87.0%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most other areas and 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 Minjary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12648/minjary/topic/community