29.1% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yorketown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yorketown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Yorketown volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This community is highly active in unpaid work and service, with strong levels of volunteering and a higher proportion of former Defence Force members than most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.1% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people care for children unpaid compared to the state average, 29.0% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. Unpaid care for others is also higher than most areas at 13.8%.
13.8% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 29.0%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 5.2% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above both the South Australian and national figures.
5.2%
Higher than 82% 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 Yorketown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41689/yorketown/topic/community