9.0% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yarrabin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yarrabin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 8% of people in Yarrabin have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for areas of this size. This strong military connection stands out in a community where other forms of unpaid help and volunteering are much less common than in the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below the New South Wales rate of 13% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 11.5% of residents provide unpaid care—about the same as the national figure—the number of people caring for children unpaid is much lower than most areas at 16.7%. However, more people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework here than in the rest of the state.
11.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.7% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
A striking 8.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
8.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality 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 Yarrabin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14488/yarrabin/topic/community