18.9% —
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yass · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Yass
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Yass volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of giving is matched by a high rate of people providing unpaid care for others. It is a place where residents are more likely than most to step up and support their neighbours and family.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While volunteering in Yass fell by 6.6 percentage points since 2016, 18.9% of residents still volunteer. This is much higher than most other areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.4% of people providing care, a figure that rose slightly since 2016. This is a little above the Australian average, as is the 28.4% who provide unpaid childcare and the 22.2% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
14.4% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% —
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
A much higher proportion of people in Yass have served in the Defence Force compared to similar areas. At 5.1%, this is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
5.1%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Yass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101061541/yass/topic/community