10.6% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mirannie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mirannie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Mirannie is marked by a strong focus on home and family duties, with 38.3% of people doing significant unpaid housework. While few residents engage in formal volunteering, there is a notably high proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.6% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family responsibilities are common here, with 34.0% of people caring for children unpaid—well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. This aligns with a very high 38.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, though only 6.4% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
6.4% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.3% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 38.3%
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.
Military service is far more common here than elsewhere, with 9.8% of people having served in the Defence Force, well above the state figure of 2.3%.
9.8%
Higher than 95% 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 Mirannie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12657/mirannie/topic/community