15.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yessabah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yessabah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of unpaid care is a standout feature for Yessabah, where 17.5% of people provide support to others. This level of community support is well above the national figure. While volunteer rates are lower than in most similar areas, the community shows a strong commitment to family and caregiving.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people in Yessabah volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. However, this figure remains a little above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 17.5% of people providing unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with a higher-than-usual 27.8% of residents who provide unpaid childcare.
17.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.3% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and 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 Yessabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14530/yessabah/topic/community