Yinnar South · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Yinnar South

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A far higher rate of unpaid housework than the national figure defines community life in Yinnar South. While many residents contribute to the home and others provide care, the area sees slightly more volunteering than the state average.

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📍 Yinnar South, Suburb / Locality

Where Yinnar South sits — Volunteers

15.7% ▼ -36.5%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yinnar South — lower than 62% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Yinnar South15.7%
3869, VIC 20.0%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 15.7% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.

15.7% ▼ -36.5%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.8%
  • 2016: 23.6%
  • 2021: 15.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is common here, with 30.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework—far above the 20.1% in Victoria. This is consistent with 14.7% of residents providing unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure.

14.7% ▲ +15.4%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.7%
  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

24.4% ▼ -26.4%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.1%
  • 2016: 31.5%
  • 2021: 24.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

30.2% ▼ -4.4%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.6%
  • 2016: 30.8%
  • 2021: 30.2%

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.

About 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.

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 Yinnar South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22935/yinnar-south/topic/community