22.8% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eureka · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Eureka
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer here than in most similar areas, with 22.8% of Eureka residents giving their time. This community involvement is well above both the state and national figures. It is a place where local contribution is notably high.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 23% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 24.5% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—the 21.2% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
11.6% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -29.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 share of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.3% of the population having served.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Eureka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11464/eureka/topic/community