22.6% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mitcham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mitcham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of community involvement mark Mitcham compared to most similar areas. A standout 22.6% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are more common than in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.6% of people pitching in. This is well above the South Australian rate of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a big part of life in Mitcham, with 15.3% of people providing this support, a figure well above the national average. This is most visible with children, as 30.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than in most other areas.
15.3% ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 more common here than in most similar areas. About 3.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the South Australian and national figures.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40891/mitcham/topic/community