24.7% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mirboo North · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Mirboo North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Mirboo North volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is mirrored in the home, where more people provide unpaid care and housework than in most other areas. These figures highlight a place where residents are very active in supporting both their families and the wider community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.7% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the 14.1% national average. While this remains much higher than most areas, the proportion of volunteers fell by 7.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.3% of people caring for children and 28.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above state and national figures. Around 15.1% provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the Victorian average.
15.1% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.2%
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.
About 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria and about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.2%
Lower than 60% 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 Mirboo North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215057/mirboo-north/topic/community