8.5% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yarramundi - Londonderry · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Yarramundi - Londonderry
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people are volunteering and providing childcare in Yarramundi - Londonderry than they were in 2011. Only 8.5% of the community now volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This decline in community activity is mirrored in unpaid childcare, which has dropped sharply since the last census.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 8.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas. This is well below the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and has fallen 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare has fallen 6.8 percentage points since 2011 to 20.8%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, the 21.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is about the same as the rest of Australia.
10.6% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 2.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
2.0%
Lower than 72% 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 Yarramundi - Londonderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124041468/yarramundi-londonderry/topic/community