21.5% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yarroweyah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yarroweyah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have climbed significantly in Yarroweyah, with 21.5% of people now giving their time to others. This level of community involvement is well above the national figure, making it a standout feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than one in five people volunteer here, which is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in Yarroweyah, with 29.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend extends to unpaid care, as 14.1% of people provide care and 28.8% look after children unpaid.
14.1% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 29.3%
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.
Only 1.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most other areas and a little below the 2.8% national average.
1.1%
Lower than 66% 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 Yarroweyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22921/yarroweyah/topic/community