12.9% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Elanora · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Elanora
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Elanora than in most other areas, particularly for children. While 29.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, volunteering rates have fallen over the last decade to 12.9%. This mix shows a community focused more on family support than formal group activities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower than in most areas, with 12.9% of people helping out. This is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%, and it has fallen 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 29.4% of people caring for children, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This sits alongside a higher-than-usual 22.6% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.6% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8% and similar to the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.9%
Higher than 52% 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 Elanora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021233/elanora/topic/community