14.8% —
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yerrabi · State Electorate
Community Participation in Yerrabi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people in Yerrabi provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the territory. While 33.5% of residents care for children without pay, others in the area are less likely to volunteer than the ACT average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people volunteer here, which is about the same as the national figure. This is well below the ACT average of 18.4% and represents a 5.0 percentage point drop since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 33.5% of residents providing care—a figure well above both the ACT and national averages. However, other unpaid work is less common, with only 10.6% of people providing unpaid care and 19.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework.
10.6% —
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.5% —
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% —
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
The area has a strong connection to the military, as 6.0% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the ACT average and well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.0%
Higher than 92% of state electorate 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 Yerrabi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED80005/yerrabi/topic/community