24.1% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yankalilla · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Yankalilla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving their time to others is common in Yankalilla, where 24.1% of people volunteer. This level of community involvement is far above the national figure, making it one of the most active areas for volunteering in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in four residents volunteer their time, which is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%. However, this participation rate has fallen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30% of people doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure. While 15.6% provide unpaid care—a rate that has risen since 2011—those caring for children unpaid (23.4%) are fewer than in most other areas.
15.6% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 30.0%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most similar areas. At 5.0%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is a little above both the state and national figures.
5.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Yankalilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407011149/yankalilla/topic/community