17.8% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Myrtleford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Myrtleford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of volunteering sets Myrtleford apart from most similar areas. Around 17.8% of people here volunteer, which is well above both the Victorian and national figures. This suggests a strong local culture of giving time to community activities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Local volunteers make up 17.8% of the population. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.2% of people providing this support, which is a little above the national figure. While 23.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the 22.1% who provide unpaid childcare is well below the 26.3% seen in Victoria and Australia.
14.2% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population. This is about the same as the 2.0% in Victoria and the 2.8% across Australia.
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 Myrtleford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21863/myrtleford/topic/community