20.8% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ettrick · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ettrick
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Ettrick have stepped up to volunteer since previous censuses, with 20.8% of the community now giving their time. This local spirit is a standout feature of the area, with volunteer rates sitting well above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.7% of people providing care and 27.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above national levels. However, the 23.3% of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the Australian average.
16.7% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -32.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 27.5%
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 than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, at 4.2%, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Ettrick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11451/ettrick/topic/community