16.2% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yarrawonga · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Yarrawonga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines daily life in Yarrawonga, where volunteering is more common than in most similar areas. While 16.2% of people volunteer, this is a drop from 22.2% seen in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care varies here, with 13.0% of people providing care and 22.7% doing over 15 hours of housework, both of which are higher than most areas. However, the 21.9% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
13.0% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.2% of people having served in the force compared to 2.0% in Victoria.
4.2%
Higher than 79% 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 Yarrawonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216021414/yarrawonga/topic/community