10.6% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yering · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yering
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost a quarter of people in Yering do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. This high level of home care is a key feature of the area, though others are less likely to volunteer their time compared to most of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.6% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 15.0% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the Australian figure, only 18.6% care for children unpaid. This is much lower than most areas and well below the 26.3% seen across Victoria.
15.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 Yering has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the 2.8% national average.
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 Yering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22930/yering/topic/community