28.8% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yanakie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yanakie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Yanakie than in the rest of the country. Nearly 29% of residents give their time to help others, which is more than double the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of giving defines the local community's approach to participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.8% of people helping out. This is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common than in most areas, with 14% of people helping others. While 26.7% do a lot of housework—well above the national figure—only 23.3% provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the Australian average.
14.0% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 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.
Defence service is more frequent here than in most similar areas. About 3.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2% seen across Victoria.
3.8%
Higher than 68% 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 Yanakie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22900/yanakie/topic/community