16.1% ▼ -42.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Emmaville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Emmaville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 7.2% of people in Emmaville have served in the Defence Force, making it one of the most veteran-heavy areas at this level. While the community is very active in volunteering, there are far fewer people caring for children compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and a little above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people care for children unpaid compared to the national figure, more residents spend 15 or more hours on housework, at 27.2%. General unpaid care is provided by 10.8% of people, which is a little below the Australian average.
10.8% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.2% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 27.2%
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 very common here, with 7.2% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
7.2%
Higher than 89% 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 Emmaville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11417/emmaville/topic/community