15.6% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Miandetta · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Miandetta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Family care and support are central to daily life in Miandetta, where 27.4% of people provide unpaid childcare. This is higher than most similar areas. While a small number of people volunteer for organisations, many residents dedicate a significant amount of time to looking after their own families and homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 15.6% of people helping out. This is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%, though it remains a little above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care in Miandetta than in most similar areas. This includes 13.9% providing general unpaid care and 22.8% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is a little above the national figure.
13.9% ▲ +46.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 3.8% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Tasmanian figure of 4.0%.
3.8%
Higher than 68% 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 Miandetta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60401/miandetta/topic/community