11.2% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yanchep · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Yanchep
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Yanchep provide unpaid childcare, a rate well above the national figure. While family care is a major part of daily life, the area sees much lower levels of community volunteering than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.2% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 34.2% of people helping out, far exceeding the Australian average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 10.4% provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
10.4% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.2% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% —
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
About 2.5% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and sits slightly below the state and national figures of 2.9% and 2.8%.
2.5%
Lower than 60% 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 Yanchep [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031258/yanchep/topic/community