15.0% ▼ -38.5%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Myall Lakes · State Electorate
Community Participation in Myall Lakes
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Myall Lakes do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, which is well above the national figure. While a fair number of residents contribute to the community, there has been a notable drop in the share of people who volunteer since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and slightly above the New South Wales figure. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 24.3% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 20.5%, but the area has a much higher share of people providing other types of unpaid care. This is seen in the 25.3% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
14.2% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.3%
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 higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.9% of residents having served. This is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.9%
Higher than 76% of state electorate 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 Myall Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10057/myall-lakes/topic/community