34.9% ▼ -26.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Miling · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Miling
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 34.9% of people volunteer in Miling, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the highest for areas of this size, sitting 19 points above the Western Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 32.5% of people providing unpaid care for children, which is well above the national rate of 26.3%. In contrast, the 8.4% of people providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
8.4% ▲ +30.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 Miling has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
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 Miling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50949/miling/topic/community