18.8% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Milton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Milton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering and unpaid childcare have both declined in Milton since 2011. Despite these drops, 18.8% of the population still gives their time to volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a community that remains more active in local service than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer here, a rate well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is still higher than most areas, although the proportion of volunteers fell 4.8 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is well below the Australian figure at 23.2%, having fallen 7.0 points since 2011. Meanwhile, 24.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure.
11.7% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.2% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 24.9%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 4.3% of the population having served. This is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.3%
Higher than 68% of urban centre 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 Milton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115104/milton/topic/community