7.1% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yarrabah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Yarrabah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in Yarrabah than in the rest of the state. While nearly half the population looks after children without pay, only 7.1% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for similar areas, with 7.1% of people taking part. This is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia and has fallen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Almost half of residents (49.8%) provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of care is seen alongside a higher than usual 19.6% of people providing other unpaid care, though only 11.2% do 15 or more hours of housework.
19.6% ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
49.8% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.6%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.2% ▼ -44.4%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 11.2%
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 3.4% of people in Yarrabah have served in the Defence Force. This is higher than most similar areas and is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
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 Yarrabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306031163/yarrabah/topic/community