14.9% ▼ -47.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Myrniong · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Myrniong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong history of military service and a high rate of family support shape daily life in Myrniong. While 5.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, the area also sees a significant number of people providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this is a big drop from 2011, when 28.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.5% of people providing care to others, a figure well above the national average. While 27.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, only 17.1% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well below the national figure.
15.5% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% ▼ -41.9%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 17.1%
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.
Myrniong has a much higher proportion of veterans than most similar areas. The 5.0% of residents who served in the Defence Force is well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
5.0%
Higher than 78% 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 Myrniong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222061/myrniong/topic/community