18.5% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nyah · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Nyah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A growing number of people are taking on unpaid care roles in Nyah (L) since 2011. While volunteering has dipped slightly, the area remains active, with 18.5% of residents giving their time to the community—a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is a small drop from 20.3% back in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care has increased here; 13.9% of people now provide unpaid care and 24.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. However, those caring for children unpaid are at 18.5%, which is well below the national figure.
13.9% ▲ +160.9%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.5% ▲ +37.3%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▲ +237.9%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas. At 4.9%, this is a little above the rates for both Victoria and Australia.
4.9%
Higher than 77% 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 Nyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222066/nyah/topic/community