23.5% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Middleton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Middleton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Middleton volunteer their time, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. This strong level of community involvement is a key feature of the area, despite a slight drop in volunteers since 2011. It is a place where many residents contribute unpaid work to support others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.5% of residents are volunteers, which is well above the national figure of 14.1% and the South Australian rate of 17.0%. However, this is down from 26.1% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care than in most areas, with 14.2% of residents helping others. This includes 28.7% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure that has risen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
14.2% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 3.2%. This is lower than most areas and is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
3.2%
Lower than 61% 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 Middleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415028/middleton/topic/community