26.9% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yarrowyck · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yarrowyck
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping out defines daily life in Yarrowyck, where nearly 27% of people volunteer. This rate is far above the national figure, making it one of the most active areas for community work in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.9% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and the 13% recorded for New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a frequent part of life, as 14.2% of people provide care, which is higher than most areas. While 23.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the 20.9% who care for children unpaid is well below the national figure.
14.2% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▼ -33.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
About 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.3% in New South Wales and the national figure of 2.8%.
2.2%
Lower than 58% 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 Yarrowyck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14510/yarrowyck/topic/community