45.5% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stuart Mill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Stuart Mill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Stuart Mill volunteer, a figure that has remained exceptionally high compared to the rest of the country. This strong level of community involvement stands out as the main story for the area, far exceeding both state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 45.5% of people here volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 18.2% of people providing such support, well above the national figure. However, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is 10.6%, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
18.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.6% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 24.2%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is a little below the 2.8% seen across 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 Stuart Mill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22385/stuart-mill/topic/community