17.1% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Milpara · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Milpara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Milpara do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This level of domestic work is part of a broader trend of community involvement and care in the area. The community also shows a higher than usual rate of unpaid care and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.1% of residents giving their time, a figure that is a little above both the state and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is higher than in most areas, with 14.1% of people providing support. While 26.7% do significant housework—well above the national figure—the 25% of people caring for children is a little below the Australian average.
14.1% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 26.7%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 3.6% of residents having been in the military.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Milpara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50957/milpara/topic/community