21.5% ▼ -32.9%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Milang · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Milang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in Milang than in most similar areas. About 21.5% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is seen across several areas of unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, though it has fallen 11 percentage points since 2011. At 21.5%, the rate remains well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is frequent, with 14.8% of people providing care, which is much higher than most areas. This is seen alongside a higher rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework than the national figure, though far fewer people here care for children unpaid compared to the rest of the state.
14.8% ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.5% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas. At 4.5%, this is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.5%
Higher than 71% 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 Milang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421025/milang/topic/community