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Yea · Urban Centre

Community Participation in Yea

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A well above average 20.8% of people in Yea volunteer, marking a significant gap compared to the rest of the state. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area. While many residents give their time to others, the nature of unpaid work at home varies across the town.

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📍 Yea, Urban Centre

Where Yea sits — Volunteers

20.8% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yea — higher than 73% of areas.

Yea20.8%
3717, VIC 20.2%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

More than one in five people here volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.

Volunteers

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20.8% —

Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

A higher than usual 26.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. However, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

Around 3.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2% seen across Victoria.

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 Yea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215100/yea/topic/community