12.4% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Miranda · State Electorate
Community Participation in Miranda
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Lower volunteer rates than most similar areas define the community profile in Miranda. While 12.4% of people volunteer, a larger share of residents take on significant unpaid work at home compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.4% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most other areas. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and shows a decline from 15.3% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people in Miranda provide unpaid care for children (27.4%) and do 15 or more hours of housework (22.7%) than in most areas. Those providing other forms of unpaid care sit at 11.8%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
11.8% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most similar areas, with 2.3% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 69% of state electorate 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 Miranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10052/miranda/topic/community