10.3% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ermington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ermington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Ermington than in most other Australian areas. Only 10.3% of residents give their time to volunteer work, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. While unpaid care for children is common, other forms of community and service work are less frequent here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are much lower than in most areas, with only 10.3% of people participating. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 13% and well below the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. However, providing other types of unpaid care is lower than most areas, at 10.3%.
10.3% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.5%, this is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Ermington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11438/ermington/topic/community