32.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Youarang · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Youarang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in Youarang than in most similar areas, with 32.3% of residents giving their time. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, which sits far above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32.3% of people here volunteer, which is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While very few people provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of Australia, 45.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure far above the national average of 20.7%. Those providing other forms of unpaid care sit at 12.9%, which is about the same as the state figure.
12.9% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.7% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
45.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 45.2%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.0% seen across Victoria and 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 Youarang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22938/youarang/topic/community