29.1% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mil-Lel · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mil-Lel
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Mil-Lel volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong proportion of residents who provide unpaid care and housework for their families.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.1% of residents giving their time. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits 15 percentage points above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 37.0% caring for children and 30.8% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are far above the national average, while 12.3% providing other unpaid care is about the same as the rest of Australia.
12.3% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.0% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.8% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 30.8%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 1.0%, this is lower than most areas and a little below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
1.0%
Lower than 67% 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 Mil-Lel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40872/mil-lel/topic/community