18.9% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yaroomba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yaroomba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 32% of people in Yaroomba provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, with high rates of volunteering and family care. These figures highlight a place where a large portion of the population spends significant time on unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is the most common unpaid role here, with 31.9% of people helping out—much higher than in most other areas. Meanwhile, 22.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, though the 10.4% who provide other types of unpaid care is a little below the national figure.
10.4% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.9% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 3.2% of the population having this experience. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Yaroomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33206/yaroomba/topic/community