15.8% ▼ -50.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Erina Heights · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Erina Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Erina Heights provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both state and national levels. This high rate of family support defines the community's participation, alongside a strong tendency for residents to take on unpaid housework and general caregiving roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the figures for New South Wales and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is very common here, with 35.2% of people looking after children unpaid and 29.4% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the national and state averages. Additionally, 14.1% provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the typical Australian rate.
14.1% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.2% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.4% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 29.4%
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.
Around 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
2.2%
Lower 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Erina Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11437/erina-heights/topic/community