17.9% ▼ -53.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mitchells Flat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mitchells Flat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 18% of people in Mitchells Flat volunteer, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This local commitment to community work stands out against a lower rate of unpaid childcare compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.9% of residents giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, a high 26.9% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. About 11.4% provide general unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
11.4% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▼ -53.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -25.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 26.9%
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.
Defence service is typical for the region, with 2.9% of the population having served. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 Mitchells Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12662/mitchells-flat/topic/community