12.1% ▼ -48.0%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pyalong · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Pyalong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Pyalong do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, a figure well above the national average. While many residents provide unpaid care, there has been a sharp drop in those who volunteer their time. The area also has a notably high number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.1% of people volunteer, which is much lower than in most other similar areas. This is a little below the national figure and represents a fall of 11 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17.9% of people providing this support, a figure well above the state and national averages. While 24.7% provide unpaid childcare, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (28.2%) are well above the Victorian average of 20.1%.
17.9% ▲ +66.3%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -40.6%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 28.2%
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 5.0% of the population, which is much higher than in most other similar areas and well above the state figure.
5.0%
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 Pyalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222075/pyalong/topic/community