18.7% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Elliminyt · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Elliminyt
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in Elliminyt provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This highlights a community with high levels of unpaid care and a strong commitment to volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.7% of residents giving their time. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 16.3% providing care and 25.1% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the national averages.
16.3% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2% seen across Victoria and the 2.8% national figure.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Elliminyt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20859/elliminyt/topic/community