19.0% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yalyalup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yalyalup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Yalyalup shows high levels of unpaid care and community spirit compared to the rest of the country. While some activities are typical for the region, many residents spend significant time helping others. This is most evident in the high number of people caring for children and volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost one in five people volunteer here, with 19.0% of residents giving their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and the state rate of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, as 34.5% of people care for children—well above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This trend extends to housework, where 23.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on chores, which is higher than the state and national figures.
11.8% ▲ +32.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.5% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 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 about the same as the wider region, with 2.3% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Yalyalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51666/yalyalup/topic/community