15.1% ▼ -42.0%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yanco · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Yanco
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A smaller number of people are stepping up for community tasks in Yanco compared to a decade ago. While 15.1% of residents volunteer, this is lower than most similar areas and reflects a sharp 11 point drop since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates in Yanco have fallen significantly since 2011, though the current figure of 15.1% remains a little above the New South Wales average of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children rose to 25.2% since 2011, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell by 10 points to 20.3%, a figure much lower than most similar areas.
12.8% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.2% ▲ +36.1%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -33.6%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
Only 1.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the lowest rates for this level of area and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 92% 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 Yanco [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122156/yanco/topic/community