21.2% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Elderslie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Elderslie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Elderslie contribute to their community and home than in the rest of the state. The area is defined by a high rate of unpaid care and a strong tradition of service, with 9.7% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Local spirit is strong here, as 21.2% of people volunteer. This is well above the 14.1% national figure and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 23.0% of people providing unpaid care—a rate far above the New South Wales figure. This includes 31.0% of residents caring for children and another 31.0% doing 15 or more hours of housework a week.
23.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.0% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 31.0%
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.
Military service is much more common here than elsewhere, with 9.7% of people having served in the Defence Force, well above the 2.8% national average.
9.7%
Higher than 95% 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 Elderslie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11395/elderslie/topic/community