16.1% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Midge Point · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Midge Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Midge Point involves a high level of unpaid home and family support. About 35.4% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.1% of people helping out, though this is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many people provide unpaid support, with 28.1% caring for children and 13.5% providing other unpaid care. The number of people doing significant housework rose to 35.4% since 2011, leaving the area far above the state and national figures.
13.5% ▲ +90.1%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.4% ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 35.4%
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 uncommon in this area, with only 2.1% of people having served, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.
2.1%
Lower than 86% 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 Midge Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322080/midge-point/topic/community