Ellenbrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Community Participation in Ellenbrook

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.

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📍 Ellenbrook, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Ellenbrook sits — Volunteers

12.3%
  • 5.0%–5.9%: 58 areas
  • 5.9%–6.8%: 52 areas
  • 6.8%–7.7%: 74 areas
  • 7.7%–8.6%: 86 areas
  • 8.6%–9.5%: 83 areas
  • 9.5%–10.4%: 103 areas
  • 10.4%–11.3%: 124 areas
  • 11.3%–12.1%: 144 areas
  • 12.1%–13.0%: 174 areas
  • 13.0%–13.9%: 180 areas
  • 13.9%–14.8%: 174 areas
  • 14.8%–15.7%: 152 areas
  • 15.7%–16.6%: 156 areas
  • 16.6%–17.5%: 135 areas
  • 17.5%–18.4%: 106 areas
  • 18.4%–19.3%: 106 areas
  • 19.3%–20.2%: 91 areas
  • 20.2%–21.1%: 79 areas
  • 21.1%–22.0%: 62 areas
  • 22.0%–22.9%: 52 areas
  • 22.9%–23.8%: 36 areas
  • 23.8%–24.6%: 38 areas
  • 24.6%–25.5%: 19 areas
  • 25.5%–26.4%: 21 areas
  • 26.4%–27.3%: 13 areas
  • 27.3%–28.2%: 14 areas
  • 28.2%–29.1%: 14 areas
  • 29.1%–30.0%: 37 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Ellenbrook — lower than 68% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Ellenbrook12.3%
6069, WA 12.2%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

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.

Unpaid care & work

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.

Defence service

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.

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 Ellenbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504031300/ellenbrook/topic/community