36.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Milendella · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Milendella
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people in Milendella contribute their time to others compared to the rest of the country. Roughly 37% of residents volunteer, which is more than double the national figure of 14.1%. This strong trend of giving extends to unpaid care and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 36.7% of people helping out. This is far above the 17% seen across South Australia and is among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Residents take on a heavy load of unpaid work, with 26.5% providing care and 34.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are far above the national averages, alongside 30.6% of people caring for children unpaid.
26.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.7% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 34.7%
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.
Military service is more common in Milendella than in most other areas. About 6.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.8% national figure.
6.4%
Higher than 88% 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 Milendella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40876/milendella/topic/community