18.0% —
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yass · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Yass
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29.2% of people in Yass provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the state and national averages. This high level of family support is mirrored in other areas of community life, including a strong culture of volunteering and a notable number of former service members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of local life, with 13.7% of people providing care and 29.2% looking after children. This is higher than most areas, though the 21.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is about the same as the rest of the country.
13.7% —
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% —
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% —
Lower than 73% of urban centre 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.
Defence service is much more common in Yass than in most similar areas. Around 4.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the state and national figures.
4.8%
Higher than 75% of urban centre 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 Yass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114037/yass/topic/community