21.8% ▼ -25.2%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
York · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in York
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of York residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average. The area shows a strong tendency toward community and family support, though the proportion of people volunteering has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 21.8% of people pitching in. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, although it has fallen by 7.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.3% of people provide unpaid care—slightly more than the national figure—only 20.2% care for children unpaid, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 28.1% of residents do significant housework, a rate well above the state figure.
13.3% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 28.1%
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.
York has a high proportion of veterans, with 5.2% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above both the state and national figures, which sit around 2.8% and 2.9%.
5.2%
Higher than 93% 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 York [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59370/york/topic/community