25.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yathroo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yathroo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four people in Yathroo volunteer, a rate much higher than most similar areas. This strong spirit of giving is reflected in a community where residents are more likely to help others and serve their country than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25% of people giving their time. This is far above the Australian figure of 14.1% and well above Western Australia's 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is frequent, as 29.7% of people care for children, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas, at 17.2%.
12.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 more common here than in most areas. Around 5.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
5.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Yathroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51677/yathroo/topic/community