20.5% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Euroka · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Euroka
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local residents in Euroka are remarkably active in their community, with over one in five people volunteering. This spirit of giving is a defining feature of daily life, as volunteer rates here are well above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.5% of people volunteer their time, which is higher than most areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Household chores are a major part of life for many, as 31.5% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly—a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, 23.6% provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
11.3% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.5% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 31.5%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.4%, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 64% 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 Euroka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11467/euroka/topic/community