12.3% —
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ellenbrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid childcare in Ellenbrook than in most similar areas. While 33.3% of residents care for children without pay, other forms of community contribution like volunteering are less common here than in the rest of the state.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common in Ellenbrook than in most other areas, with 12.3% of people helping out, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
12.3% —
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A striking 33.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average of 26.3%. In contrast, only 10.5% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
10.5% —
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
About 2.6% of the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian and national rates.
2.6%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Ellenbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504031300/ellenbrook/topic/community