14.8% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Myalla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Myalla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community activity patterns in Myalla have shifted over the last decade, though unpaid care for children remains far below the state figure. While 14.8% of people volunteer, an unusually high 27.8% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%. This is about the same as the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is far below the national figure, with only 14.8% of people providing this help. However, 27.8% of residents spend 15 or more hours on housework, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 21.9%. Unpaid care for others is also much lower than most areas at 5.6%.
5.6% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 27.8%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Tasmanian rate of 4.0% and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Myalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60440/myalla/topic/community