28.6% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ellerslie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ellerslie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Ellerslie than in most similar areas. Nearly 29% of the population gives their time to a cause, a figure that sits far above the national average of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are exceptionally high here, with 28.6% of residents volunteering. This is 16 percentage points higher than the New South Wales average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, as 21.4% of people provide this support, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. However, only 11.9% do 15 or more hours of housework, a rate well below the 20.7% seen across Australia.
21.4% ▲ +62.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.9% ▼ -61.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
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.
No one in Ellerslie has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Ellerslie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11406/ellerslie/topic/community