22.8% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ellerslie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ellerslie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in Ellerslie volunteer their time, a figure that is well above the national average. This high level of community involvement defines local life, with more residents giving back than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.8% of residents helping out, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is around the middle for its level at 26.8%. About 13.4% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure.
13.4% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.8% of residents having served, slightly above the 2.8% seen nationally.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Ellerslie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20858/ellerslie/topic/community