16.0% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yowie Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yowie Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher proportion of residents now contribute unpaid time to their homes and others in Yowie Bay compared to the past. This reflects a community where 16% of people volunteer, a figure that sits well above the New South Wales average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While fewer people volunteer here than in most similar areas, the 16% rate remains a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.7% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend is mirrored in caregiving, as 14.4% provide unpaid care and 26.9% look after children, both slightly above state levels.
14.4% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 68% 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.
26.9% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 26.7%
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.
About 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
2.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Yowie Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14537/yowie-bay/topic/community