26.5% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yando · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yando
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of volunteering defines Yando, where over a quarter of residents give their time to help others. This level of community spirit is far above the state and national figures, making it one of the most active areas for unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.5% of people here volunteer, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid care for others is much lower than most areas at 8.8%, a very high 41.2% of people care for children unpaid, which is far above the national figure.
8.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
41.2% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national rates.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Yando [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22901/yando/topic/community