19.1% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yalangur · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yalangur
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Yalangur than in most similar areas. About 28% of the community looks after others without pay, which is far above the national figure. This high level of caregiving is a standout feature of the local community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.1% of people giving their time. This is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very high, with 27.7% of people providing support and 34% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above national figures. However, the proportion of people caring for children is 12.8%, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
27.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.8% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 34.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 6.5% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.5%
Higher than 88% 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 Yalangur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33196/yalangur/topic/community