11.1% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yambuna · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yambuna
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 32% of people in Yambuna provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While few residents volunteer, there is a strong history of military service in the area. These figures show a community focused on home and family duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.1% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for children is common, with 32.1% of residents doing so unpaid, which is well above the state and national figures of 26.3%. In contrast, 11.1% provide other unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
11.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most places, with 6.3% of people having served in the Defence Force, well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Yambuna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22897/yambuna/topic/community