7.0% ▼ -58.5%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mitchell · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mitchell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people get involved in unpaid work and volunteering in Mitchell than in most similar areas. Only 7% of the population volunteers, and the rate of unpaid care is far lower than the New South Wales and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 7% of people helping out. This is well below the New South Wales rate of 13% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very rare in Mitchell. Only 3.7% of people care for children unpaid and 1.2% provide general unpaid care, both of which are far below the national figures.
1.2% ▼ -56.1%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
3.7% ▼ -36.1%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
2.9% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 0.9% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
0.9%
Lower than 68% 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 Mitchell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12661/mitchell/topic/community