15.5% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yarra Ranges · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Yarra Ranges
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid support to others in Yarra Ranges than in most similar areas. While volunteering has dropped, about 30.4% of residents still provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the state and national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure but lower than most similar areas. This is a drop from 20.1% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 14.7% of people providing care—among the highest rates for this level. This sits alongside high rates of unpaid housework (23.9%) and childcare (30.4%), both of which are well above the Victorian average.
14.7% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
About 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) 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 Yarra Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA27450/yarra-ranges/topic/community