36.9% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Elliston · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Elliston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Elliston than in most other Australian towns, with 36.9% of residents giving their time. This high level of community spirit defines the area, although the share of volunteers has dropped from 43.6% since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 36.9% of people volunteer here, which is far above the national figure of 14.1% and the South Australian rate of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 28.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. Around 14.1% of residents provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most other areas.
14.1% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 28.0%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.3% of the population, which is lower than in most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
2.3%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) 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 Elliston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41750/elliston/topic/community