48.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yilliminning · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yilliminning
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Yilliminning volunteer, placing the town among the highest for community involvement at this level. This strong spirit of service is reflected in the 48.7% of people who give their time, a figure far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost half of the community volunteers, with 48.7% of people helping out. This is far above the 15.9% seen in Western Australia and the 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, as 20.5% of people provide care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. While 25.6% care for children unpaid, only 12.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate well below the national average.
20.5% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.8% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 the community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
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 Yilliminning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51686/yilliminning/topic/community