28.4% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yarriambiack · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Yarriambiack
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Yarriambiack volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. While this community spirit remains among the highest in the region, volunteering has fallen by 10 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 28.4% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here; 15.5% of people provide care, which is well above the Australian figure. This is alongside a much higher rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework than most areas, though far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the state average.
15.5% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 25.6%
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.
A higher than average 3.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.0% rate for Victoria.
3.4%
Higher than 64% 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 Yarriambiack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011394/yarriambiack/topic/community