18.9% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yass · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yass
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Yass now give their time to others compared to previous years, with 18.9% of the population volunteering. This is well above both the state and national figures. The area also sees a higher than usual number of residents providing unpaid care and serving in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.9% of people giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more frequent than in most areas, with 14.4% of people providing care and 28.4% looking after children. This is well above the state figure for childcare, while 22.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.4% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
A much higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.1%, this is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.1%
Higher than 82% 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 Yass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14511/yass/topic/community