13.1% ▲ +19.1%
Lower than 80% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mildura - Buronga · Urban Area
Community Participation in Mildura - Buronga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 13.1% of people volunteer in Mildura - Buronga, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas. While this rate has risen since 2011, it remains slightly below the national average. Local participation in unpaid care and community service generally tracks close to state and national trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has grown here by 2.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 13.1%. This is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1% and about the same as the New South Wales rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 13.2% of residents provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure and rose since 2011. However, those caring for children unpaid fell by 6.3 percentage points since 2011 to 24.5%, while the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework barely changed.
13.2% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 58% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 68% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 62% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population. This is much lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 85% of urban area 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 Mildura - Buronga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2012/mildura-buronga/topic/community