15.8% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yarramundi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yarramundi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Yarramundi do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of home care is a standout feature of the area's community life, though other forms of volunteering and care are less common than in similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia, despite being lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.4% of people do significant unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—the proportion of those caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average at 23.3%. Unpaid care for others is 11.9%, which is about the same as across the country.
11.9% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -36.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 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.
The area has a higher rate of former Defence Force members than most similar places, with 3.7% of residents having served, a figure a little above the New South Wales average.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Yarramundi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14495/yarramundi/topic/community