33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mingay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mingay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A third of residents in Mingay volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area. It is a place where people contribute significant time to others and their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 33.3% of people here volunteer, a rate that is much higher than most other areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 24.2% of people providing help to others, far above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 27.3% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, though the 18.2% of people caring for children is well below the national average.
24.2% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.2% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 27.3%
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.
No one in this 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 Mingay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21692/mingay/topic/community