13.7% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yarraville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Yarraville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in Yarraville since 2011, though unpaid care work remains a common part of local life. While 13.7% of residents now volunteer, nearly 28.4% are providing unpaid child care, which is higher than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of people here volunteer, a figure that is roughly the same as the state and national averages. This is a drop from 2011, when 16.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is more common here than in most areas, with 28.4% of people providing this support. Meanwhile, 12.6% provide other unpaid care, a figure that has risen by 1.7 points since 2011.
12.6% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
Only 1.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 81% 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 Yarraville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213031352/yarraville/topic/community