22.4% ▼ -25.7%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
York - Beverley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in York - Beverley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas define York - Beverley. While these figures have dropped since 2011, 22.4% of residents still give their time to community work, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.4% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. However, this has fallen by 7.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 27.4% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, those caring for children unpaid are much lower than most areas at 19.7%, and 12.7% of people provide some form of unpaid care.
12.7% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.7% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 27.4%
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. Around 5.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.8% national average.
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 York - Beverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509021245/york-beverley/topic/community