15.1% ▼ -35.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Myrtle Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Myrtle Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher levels of unpaid care and service are standout features of Myrtle Creek compared to similar areas. While few residents care for children, a very high number of people provide other types of unpaid support to those in need. This spirit of service extends to the military, with a significant proportion of the population having served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people in Myrtle Creek volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. However, this figure is still a little above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 22.1% of people providing support—a rate far above the 11.9% national figure. While those caring for children are much fewer than in most areas at 17.4%, a far higher 34.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week.
22.1% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.4% ▲ +13.7%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.9% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 34.9%
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.
Service to the country is very prominent in Myrtle Creek, where 8.1% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
8.1%
Higher than 92% 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 Myrtle Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12890/myrtle-creek/topic/community