31.5% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mincha · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mincha
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a third of residents in Mincha volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong tendency for people to provide unpaid care and housework within their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31.5% of people helping out, which is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, with 24.1% of people providing care—far above the national figure of 11.9%. While only 20.4% look after children unpaid, which is well below the Victorian average, 31.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
24.1% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.5% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 31.5%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
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 Mincha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21689/mincha/topic/community