30.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Minjah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Minjah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of service defines Minjah, where nearly 31% of people volunteer. This is far above the national figure, marking it as a place where residents are exceptionally active in their community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.8% of people giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas. Only 5.8% of people provide unpaid care and 21.2% care for children, both of which are well below the state and national figures.
5.8% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
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.
Military service is much more common in Minjah than in most other areas. About 6.7% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.0% seen in Victoria.
6.7%
Higher than 88% 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 Minjah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21696/minjah/topic/community