13.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Millmerran Woods · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Millmerran Woods
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Millmerran Woods spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This is well above the national figure, highlighting a community where domestic work is a significant part of daily life. While many help at home, few residents engage in formal volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.7% of people providing care, a little above the national figure. This is driven by housework, as 26.7% do 15+ hours a week, though the 6.1% who care for children unpaid is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.7% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
6.1% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 26.7%
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, with 4.7% of people having served. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Millmerran Woods [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31842/millmerran-woods/topic/community