Yallah · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Yallah

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Nearly 30% of people in Yallah provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While many residents contribute through care and housework, few participate in formal volunteering or defence service. This suggests a community where unpaid support is focused primarily on the home and family.

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📍 Yallah, Suburb / Locality

Where Yallah sits — Volunteers

11.1%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yallah — lower than 84% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Yallah11.1%
2530, NSW 10.0%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 11.1% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

11.1%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.8%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is common here, with 15.2% of people providing care and 27.3% doing over 15 hours of housework, both figures being well above the state and national averages.

15.2%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.9%
  • 2021: 15.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

29.3%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.1%
  • 2021: 29.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

27.3%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.4%
  • 2021: 27.3%

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.

No residents in Yallah have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most other areas and slightly below the national rate of 2.8%.

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 Yallah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14473/yallah/topic/community