17.3% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eltham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Eltham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in Eltham than they were in 2011, though the area remains highly active in community support. More than 17% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of helping others is also seen in the high rates of unpaid care provided within the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.3% of people volunteer here, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 21.6% of residents were volunteers.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Eltham, where 33% of people care for children and 16% provide other forms of unpaid care. Both figures are well above the national average, while those spending 15 or more hours on housework have risen to 25.6%.
16.0% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.0% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 less common here than in most similar areas, with 2.4% of residents having served. This is about the same as the rates seen across Victoria and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Eltham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209031209/eltham/topic/community