16.0% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yallourn North - Glengarry · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Yallourn North - Glengarry
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Yallourn North - Glengarry provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This area shows high levels of community and family support, though the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1%, despite falling 5.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 27.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, among the highest rates for areas of this type. This high level of home support is consistent with the 14.2% of residents who provide unpaid care for others.
14.2% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.8% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 27.5%
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.
Around 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8% and the Victorian average of 2.0%.
2.9%
Higher than 52% 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 Yallourn North - Glengarry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205041098/yallourn-north-glengarry/topic/community