32.7% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mylor · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mylor
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than three in ten people in Mylor volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time to others than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32.7% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% across Australia. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Home duties are common here, with 28.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, well above the national figure. There is also a slightly higher rate of people providing unpaid childcare compared to the state and nation.
13.5% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 28.3%
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.
Around 2.4% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Mylor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40995/mylor/topic/community