17.9% ▲ +31.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ellangowan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ellangowan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five residents helps out in the community in Ellangowan, a rate well above the national figure. This spirit of volunteering defines local life, as the area sees more people giving their time compared to both the state and the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.9% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is lower than most areas at 22.8%, while 23.6% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, slightly above the national figure.
12.2% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
About 3.1% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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).
More for Ellangowan
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Ellangowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11403/ellangowan/topic/community