19.5% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Myrtleford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Myrtleford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid care than most similar areas define Myrtleford. Nearly one in five residents give their time to volunteer work, though this is a drop from 25.7% in 2011. This spirit of helping others is seen across both community and home life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.5% of people helping out, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. Despite this strong showing, the rate has fallen by 6.2 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many people contribute unpaid work at home; 24.4% do 15 or more hours of housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Unpaid care for others is also a little above the state average at 14.6%, while those caring for children unpaid are well below the national rate at 22.5%.
14.6% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 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.
About 2.6% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Myrtleford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031071/myrtleford/topic/community