15.0% ▼ -39.7%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mylestom · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Mylestom
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer here than in most similar areas, though 15% of Mylestom residents still give their time. This community sees a high rate of unpaid care compared to other areas, while the number of volunteers has dropped nearly 10 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13% but lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.3% of residents providing care—well above the national figure of 11.9%. However, those caring for children unpaid (21.7%) are well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
15.3% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -32.5%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 24.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure but much lower than in most similar areas.
2.6%
Lower than 74% of urban centre 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 Mylestom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122094/mylestom/topic/community