35.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Myall Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Myall Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 35% of people in Myall Creek volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit stands out in a place where very few residents provide unpaid care or have served in the military.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The proportion of volunteers is among the highest for areas of this type, sitting at 35%. This is 22 percentage points higher than the New South Wales figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with 0% of people providing unpaid care. Only 15% of residents provide unpaid childcare or do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Myall Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12882/myall-creek/topic/community