30.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yuulong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yuulong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 30.2% of people in Yuulong volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This level of community involvement stands out in a place where few people provide unpaid care for others. It reflects a high degree of local engagement despite a very small population.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are far above the Victorian and Australian averages, with 30.2% of residents pitching in, a figure much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 7.0% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well below the national figure and among the lowest for this area type. This includes a far lower rate of unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country.
7.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
7.0% —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 23.3%
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.
Defence service is rare here, with 0.0% of the population having served in the Defence Force, a figure slightly below the Victorian and national averages.
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).
More for Yuulong
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Yuulong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22942/yuulong/topic/community