15.0% ▼ -46.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mylestom · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mylestom
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define the community of Mylestom, where 15.3% of people provide unpaid support to others. This is well above both the state and national figures. While few residents care for children, many others spend significant time on housework and supporting the vulnerable.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people in Mylestom volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 13% and roughly the same as the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common here, with 15.3% of residents doing so, well above the national 11.9%. While 24.7% do significant unpaid housework, those caring for children are well below the national figure at 21.7%.
15.3% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 24.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
2.6%
Higher than 50% 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 Mylestom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12886/mylestom/topic/community