29.8% —
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yackandandah · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Yackandandah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Yackandandah volunteer, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas. This strong level of community involvement is matched by a high proportion of residents who provide unpaid care or support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.8% of residents giving their time. This is far above the Victoria figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 15.6% of people doing so. This is well above the Australian figure of 11.9%, and 25.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
15.6% —
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% —
Higher than 54% 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.
A higher share of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.0%, this is a little above both the Victorian (2.0%) and national (2.8%) figures.
4.0%
Higher than 60% 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 Yackandandah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221083/yackandandah/topic/community