# Community Participation — York

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Area: York (Council (LGA))

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.

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.

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.

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%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 21.8% | -25.2% since 2011 |
| People providing unpaid care | 13.3% | +11.5% since 2011 |
| People caring for children unpaid | 20.2% | -25.1% since 2011 |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 5.2% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 28.1% | -12.0% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59370/york/topic/community