14.4% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ellaswood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ellaswood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of unpaid housework and childcare set Ellaswood apart from similar areas. While 14.4% of people volunteer, the most striking feature is the high proportion of residents managing heavy domestic and family duties compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.4% of people in Ellaswood volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas but remains a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Home duties are a major part of life here, with 37.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly—far above the 20.7% national figure. This is consistent with 32% of residents providing unpaid childcare, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
12.4% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.0% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 37.3%
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 Ellaswood has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
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 Ellaswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20857/ellaswood/topic/community