0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Elingamite · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Elingamite
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive gap exists between Elingamite and the rest of the country in how residents contribute to their community. While almost no one here volunteers, there is a very high rate of people providing unpaid care and housework compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
No one in Elingamite reported volunteering, which is far below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 19.2% of people providing care and 28.8% doing over 15 hours of housework—both well above the national figures. However, the proportion of people caring for children is much lower than most areas at 13.5%.
19.2% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.5% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.8% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 28.8%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Elingamite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20854/elingamite/topic/community