Yallaroi · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Yallaroi

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

A huge 41.2% of people in Yallaroi volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the area, though few residents have served in the Defence Force.

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📍 Yallaroi, Suburb / Locality

Where Yallaroi sits — Volunteers

41.2%
  • 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 Yallaroi — higher than 95% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Yallaroi41.2%
2408, NSW 30.7%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 41.2% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and among the highest rates for similar areas.

41.2%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35.7%
  • 2021: 41.2%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 29.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—far fewer people provide unpaid care for others or children compared to most areas.

5.9%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.8%
  • 2021: 5.9%

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

17.6%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35.7%
  • 2021: 17.6%

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

29.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.4%
  • 2021: 29.4%

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.

No one in Yallaroi has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates for New South Wales and Australia.

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 Yallaroi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14474/yallaroi/topic/community