10.2% —
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yenda · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Yenda
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much lower rate of volunteering marks the community involvement in Yenda compared to most similar areas. While only 10.2% of people volunteer, many more are focused on the home, with a high proportion of residents providing unpaid childcare and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.2% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Home life is a major focus here, as 28.5% of people provide unpaid childcare and 25.5% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above New South Wales levels. Meanwhile, 11.7% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
11.7% —
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% —
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% —
Higher than 63% 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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.2% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most areas and about the same as the Australian average.
2.2%
Lower than 84% 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 Yenda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115165/yenda/topic/community