19.4% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Myalup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Myalup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local contribution and service define the daily life of Myalup, where 19.4% of people volunteer. This rate is well above the national figure of 14.1%, showing a strong commitment to community activities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer here, which is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% typical for the rest of the country.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, at 17.8%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 21.7% do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, a little above the typical Australian rate.
10.5% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.8% ▼ -37.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
A much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.2% of the population having served, which is a little above the state and national figures of around 2.8%.
5.2%
Higher than 83% 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 Myalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51067/myalup/topic/community