11.8% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Minmi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Minmi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 32.3% of people in Minmi provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of family care stands out in a community where other forms of volunteering are less common. Most residents are focused on home and family responsibilities rather than external community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.8% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.1% of people provide some form of unpaid care, the area is most notable for childcare, with rates well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, the 21.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is about the same as the state figure.
13.1% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.3% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.5% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Minmi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12649/minmi/topic/community