18.5% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Elanora Heights · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Elanora Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Elanora Heights contribute to their community and home through unpaid work than in most similar areas. A standout 34.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high level of care is matched by a strong culture of volunteering throughout the suburb.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.5% of residents volunteer their time. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents provide unpaid support, with 13.7% caring for others and 26.3% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. These figures are both well above the national average, particularly for unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most areas at 34.5%.
13.7% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.5% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 26.3%
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 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Elanora Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11392/elanora-heights/topic/community