24.7% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yarrowford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yarrowford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have risen significantly in Yarrowford, where nearly 25% of people now give their time to others. This level of community involvement is far above the national figure and reflects a strong culture of helping out. The area also sees high rates of unpaid childcare and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in four people in Yarrowford volunteer, at 24.7%. This is much higher than most areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 31.8% of people caring for children and 28.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. Conversely, the 9.4% who provide other unpaid care is a little below the state and national rates.
9.4% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 28.2%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 3.3% of the population having served. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Yarrowford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14508/yarrowford/topic/community