15.5% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Earlville - Bayview Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Earlville - Bayview Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Earlville - Bayview Heights involves a strong commitment to others, with 4.4% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas. While volunteering and unpaid childcare have declined since 2011, many residents still dedicate their time to supporting their families and the wider community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2011, when 18.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 12.7% of people providing care, a figure that has risen since 2011. Meanwhile, the share of people doing unpaid childcare (25.4%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (21.5%) have both fallen over the last decade.
12.7% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
A notable 4.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most other areas and sits a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 83% 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 Earlville - Bayview Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021146/earlville-bayview-heights/topic/community