15.4% —
Higher than 51% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yeppoon · Urban Area
Community Participation in Yeppoon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual share of people in Yeppoon have served in the Defence Force, reflecting a strong connection to military life. While volunteering is common, the area is most notable for the high number of residents providing unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of community involvement is around the middle for areas of this type.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Higher than most areas, 26.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare. Other unpaid work is more typical, with 22.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 11.9% providing general unpaid care.
11.9% —
Lower than 69% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% —
Higher than 68% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% —
Higher than 58% of urban area areas.
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 proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force is 3.7%, which is higher than in most similar areas and above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.7%
Higher than 71% of urban area 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 Yeppoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3019/yeppoon/topic/community