8.4% —
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yarrabilba · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Yarrabilba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A gap of 18 percentage points separates Yarrabilba from the rest of the country in child care, where nearly 45% of people provide unpaid care. This is one of the highest rates for any area of its kind. While many residents are busy with family, others are less active in community groups compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is quite low in Yarrabilba, with only 8.4% of people helping out. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and represents a 12 point drop since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 45% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national 26.3%. In contrast, 11.2% provide other types of unpaid care, which is about the same as the Queensland average.
11.2% —
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
44.8% —
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% —
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 2.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and much lower than most similar areas.
2.1%
Lower than 85% 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 Yarrabilba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313011/yarrabilba/topic/community