15.3% ▼ -33.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nyah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nyah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care and former military service shapes the daily life of Nyah. While 15.1% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure, others contribute through volunteering and household support. This reflects a community where many residents dedicate significant time to supporting others outside of paid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of people in Nyah volunteer, which is a little above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.1% of people providing it—a figure well above the national average. While 21.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, only 17.3% provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
15.1% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.3% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
A much higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.7% of residents having served, a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Nyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21992/nyah/topic/community