13.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mindarie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mindarie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Mindarie provide unpaid care, which is far above the state and national figures. This high level of caregiving is a standout feature of the community, while other forms of participation like volunteering and defence service are much lower than usual.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.0% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and well below the South Australian average of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Giving unpaid care is very common here, with 34.8% of people providing support—a figure far above the national average. This includes 30.4% of residents caring for children, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
34.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.0% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 area has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and well below the state average of 3.2%.
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 Mindarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40884/mindarie/topic/community