12.3% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yarranlea · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yarranlea
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid childcare define Yarranlea compared to most similar areas. While 38.5% of people care for children without pay, this sits alongside a lower-than-average tendency for residents to volunteer in the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.3% of people in Yarranlea volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 38.5% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure far above the national average of 26.3%. Overall, 13.8% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the 11.9% seen across Australia.
13.8% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.5% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 Yarranlea has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
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 Yarranlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33211/yarranlea/topic/community