23.8% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yankalilla · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Yankalilla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 24% of people in Yankalilla volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community involvement stands out as a defining feature of the area's social life. While volunteering has dipped slightly since 2011, the local rate remains much higher than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.8% of residents volunteer, which is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This is much higher than most areas, though it has fallen 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 15.4% of people doing so—a figure that rose 2.5 percentage points since 2011. This is alongside a very high rate of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (29.8%), while those caring for children unpaid are well below the national figure at 22.9%.
15.4% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.8% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 29.8%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas. About 5.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
5.1%
Higher than 92% 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 Yankalilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48750/yankalilla/topic/community