35.6% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Elands · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Elands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of residents in Elands volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This strong spirit of giving is matched by high levels of unpaid work and care within the local community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 35.6% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Elands, where 41.6% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. While 20.8% provide unpaid care—well above the state figure—the 22.1% who care for children unpaid is well below the national average.
20.8% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
41.6% ▲ +49.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 41.6%
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.
A slightly higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.9% of residents having served.
3.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality 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 Elands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11391/elands/topic/community