26.9% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Minlaton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Minlaton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 27% of people in Minlaton volunteer, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in the rest of Australia. While volunteering has dipped slightly since 2011, the town remains much more active in unpaid community work than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 26.9%, the proportion of volunteers is far above the national figure of 14.1% and well above South Australia's 17.0%. This is a high rate compared to most areas, despite falling 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid childcare, at 18.2%, which is well below the national figure. However, more residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, at 25.7%, a rate well above the state and national figures.
12.5% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.2% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 3.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
3.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Minlaton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421026/minlaton/topic/community