19.2% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Millbrook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Millbrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual number of residents in Millbrook contribute to their community through service and volunteering. While 19.2% of people volunteer, the most striking feature is a strong presence of former Defence Force members compared to similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.2% of people giving their time. This is a little above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and well above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid care than in most areas. This includes those caring for children (21.7%), which is well below the national figure of 26.3%, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (18.3%).
11.7% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 18.3%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas. Around 4.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above both the state (3.2%) and national (2.8%) rates.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 Millbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40877/millbrook/topic/community