15.4% ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Estella · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Estella
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of people in Estella have served in the Defence Force compared to the rest of the country. While 4.8% of residents are veterans, the area also shows a strong trend of family support, with more people providing unpaid childcare than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is slightly more common here than in New South Wales or across Australia, with 15.4% of residents giving their time, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is a key activity for 27.6% of people, which is a little above the national figure. However, the proportion of people providing general unpaid care or doing over 15 hours of housework is much lower than in most other areas.
9.3% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is much more common in Estella than in most similar areas, with 4.8% of residents having served, which is a little above the state and national figures.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Estella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11447/estella/topic/community