36.0% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mintaro · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mintaro
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Mintaro than in most similar areas. About 36% of residents give their time to help others, which is more than double the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong tendency to help out at home and in the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
With 36.0% of people volunteering, Mintaro's rate is among the highest for its area type and far above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More residents do unpaid work at home than in most areas, with 28.5% spending 15 or more hours on housework. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, while 14.0% provide unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian average.
14.0% ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
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 higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.8%, this is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Mintaro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40888/mintaro/topic/community