23.8% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yarrawonga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Yarrawonga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people get involved in community work in Yarrawonga than in most similar areas. Nearly a quarter of the population volunteers, which is well above the Northern Territory and national figures of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit stands out against lower rates of unpaid care and defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.8% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Australia and the Northern Territory.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 7.1% of people provide unpaid care and 14.3% care for children—both far below national and state figures—a higher than usual 28.6% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
7.1% ▲ +45.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.3% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 28.6%
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 area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8% and well below the 5.2% seen across the Northern Territory.
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 Yarrawonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70298/yarrawonga/topic/community