15.4% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yeppoon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Yeppoon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of Yeppoon residents provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. While many locals balance these family roles, the town also has a notably higher rate of former Defence Force members compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the state and national figures of 14.1%. However, this has fallen from 18.4% back in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 26.9% of people looking after children and 11.9% providing other unpaid care. Those spending 15 or more hours a week on housework (22.1%) are more numerous here than in most areas.
11.9% ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 more common in Yeppoon than in most other areas, with 3.7% of the population having served. This is about the same as the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
3.7%
Higher than 73% 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 Yeppoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031223/yeppoon/topic/community