27.1% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yeo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yeo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Yeo volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. This spirit of helping out is seen in the high numbers of people who provide unpaid care and support for others in their daily lives.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteerism is very strong here, with 27.1% of residents helping out. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents provide unpaid support, with 20.8% caring for others and 43.8% caring for children, both of which are far above the national figure of around 12% and 26% respectively. Additionally, 24% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, well above the 20.7% typical across Australia.
20.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
43.8% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
A higher number of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.6%, this is well above the 2% seen across Victoria.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Yeo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22928/yeo/topic/community