28.7% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yarriambiack · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Yarriambiack
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Yarriambiack have fallen by 10 percentage points since 2011, though they remain a defining feature of the area. Nearly 29% of residents still volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community effort continues despite a decline in the number of people giving their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 28.7% of people volunteer here, which is far above the 14.1% national average and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 15.5% of people providing care and 25.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures well above the national average. In contrast, the 21.5% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Victorian figure of 26.3%.
15.5% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 3.3% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the state rate.
3.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Yarriambiack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA27630/yarriambiack/topic/community