33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mirranatwa · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mirranatwa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 33.3% of people volunteer in Mirranatwa, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong tendency for residents to take on unpaid care and housework roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One third of the population volunteers, a figure that is far above both the Victorian average of 13.3% and the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 23.8% providing unpaid care and 33.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures far above the national averages.
23.8% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 the community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
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 Mirranatwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21705/mirranatwa/topic/community