18.8% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Myamyn · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Myamyn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 23% of people in Myamyn provide unpaid care, which is far above the national figure. This high level of caregiving defines the local community's contribution, alongside a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.8% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 22.9% of people provide unpaid care—well above the national figure—very few look after children unpaid. Only 12.5% do so, which is far below both the state and national averages of 26.3%.
22.9% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.5% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 18.8%
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.
A striking 9.4% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well above the 2.8% average for Australia.
9.4%
Higher than 94% 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 Myamyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21856/myamyn/topic/community