34.8% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Earlston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Earlston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Earlston stands out for its high levels of community involvement compared to similar areas. More than a third of residents volunteer their time, and the area has a much higher proportion of former Defence Force members than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 34.8% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 21.7% of people providing care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is a contrast to childcare, as the 21.7% of people caring for children is well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
21.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 little more than 4% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits above both the state and national figures.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Earlston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20826/earlston/topic/community