25.2% —
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yungaburra · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Yungaburra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Yungaburra than in the rest of the state. About 25.2% of residents give their time to help others, which is 11 percentage points above the Queensland and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has grown significantly here, rising 12 percentage points since 2016. This level of community involvement is much higher than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care work is common, with 14.1% of people providing care and 31.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both figures far above the national average. In contrast, the share of people caring for children unpaid fell 21 points since 2016 to 21.5%, which is well below the state average.
14.1% —
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% —
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.9% —
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 31.9%
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.
Defence service is more common in Yungaburra than in most areas. About 5.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
5.5%
Higher than 84% 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 Yungaburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315109/yungaburra/topic/community