25.7% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yarralumla · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Yarralumla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About one in four people in Yarralumla volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This creates a strong culture of community involvement, though the share of volunteers has fallen 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 25.7%, volunteering is among the highest in similar areas and well above the ACT average of 18.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents provide unpaid support, with 17% providing care and 26.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures well above the national average.
17.0% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 26.1%
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 common here, with 6.9% of people having served, which is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.9%
Higher than 95% 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 Yarralumla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801061070/yarralumla/topic/community