23.4% ▼ -35.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Minyip · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Minyip
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people get involved in volunteering in Minyip than in most similar areas. Nearly one quarter of residents give their time to others, which is far above the state figure. This strong spirit of participation is seen alongside a higher rate of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.4% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.3% of people provide unpaid care, the number of those caring for children is much lower than most areas at 17.8%. Meanwhile, 24.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
13.3% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.8% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 24.9%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas. About 4.5% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Minyip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21698/minyip/topic/community