61.4% ▲ +41.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.5%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Elsmore · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Elsmore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over half of the people in Elsmore volunteer, showing a huge level of community spirit compared to the rest of the country. This area stands out for its high rates of unpaid care and volunteering, though fewer people have served in the defence force than in other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is incredibly common here, with 61.4% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very frequent, as 24.7% of residents provide this support, far above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 50.9% of people caring for children unpaid, which is far above the Australian average of 26.3%, although those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas.
24.7% ▲ +76.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
50.9% ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% ▼ -39.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 18.0%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.1%. This is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 66% 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 Elsmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11411/elsmore/topic/community