CensusAtlas

Yeppoon · Urban Centre

Community Participation in Yeppoon

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

Nearly 27% of people in Yeppoon provide unpaid care for children, which is a higher figure than in most similar areas. This community shows a strong leaning towards family support, though other forms of volunteering and service are more typical for the region.

Open map →
📍 Yeppoon, Urban Centre

Where Yeppoon sits — Volunteers

15.5% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yeppoon — lower than 60% of areas.

Yeppoon15.5%
4703, QLD 15.6%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 15.5% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%, despite being lower than in many similar areas.

Volunteers

View on map →

15.5% —

Lower than 60% 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.

While 26.8% of people care for children unpaid, fewer residents handle heavy housework or general unpaid care compared to most other areas. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly sit at 22%, a little above the national figure.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

Defence Force veterans make up 3.7% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the state and national levels.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Yeppoon

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Yeppoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313012/yeppoon/topic/community