15.5% —
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Young · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Young
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Young involves a high level of unpaid support for others, with more people providing care and doing housework than in most similar areas. While 13.1% of residents provide unpaid care, volunteering has dropped significantly since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 15.5% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the state and national figures. However, this is a big drop from 2016, when 22.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A higher than usual number of residents take on unpaid work, with 22.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 13.1% providing unpaid care. About 25.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is roughly the same as the rest of Australia.
13.1% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% —
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% —
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
About 2.7% of people in Young have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and the rest of the country.
2.7%
Lower than 53% 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 Young [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101061543/young/topic/community