14.2% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Millbridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Millbridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 41.6% of people in Millbridge provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. This high rate of parenting is the most prominent feature of the community's unpaid contributions. Other forms of local participation, such as volunteering and defence service, are closer to state and national norms.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of residents volunteer, a figure that is a little below the Western Australian average but about the same as the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 41.6% of people caring for children unpaid—far above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This is alongside a higher-than-average 24.0% who do 15 or more hours of housework, while unpaid care for others is much lower than in most areas at 9.6%.
9.6% ▲ +22.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
41.6% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.4% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Millbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50951/millbridge/topic/community