40.6% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yulecart · Suburb / Locality
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 40.6% of people in Yulecart volunteer, which is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3%. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area. Residents are also much more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than those in the rest of the state.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is incredibly common here, with 40.6% of residents helping out. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is 26 points higher than the national figure.
40.6% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent in Yulecart, where 31.1% of people do at least 15 hours of housework weekly—far above the 20.7% national average. Similarly, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well above the national figure at 31.1%.
13.2% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.1% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
About 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Yulecart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22939/yulecart/topic/community