44.3% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.5%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mirrool · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mirrool
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 44.3% of people in Mirrool volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is seen across the board, with many residents providing unpaid care and support for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 44.3% of people giving their time. This is far above the 13.0% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common in Mirrool, with 21.3% of people doing so. This is well above the national figure of 11.9%, and reflects higher rates of people caring for children or doing significant housework.
21.3% ▲ +93.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 27.9%
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 Mirrool has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the Australian 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 Mirrool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12659/mirrool/topic/community