23.3% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ellinbank · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ellinbank
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people pitch in as volunteers in Ellinbank than in most similar areas. About 23.3% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit defines the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly a quarter of the population—23.3%—volunteers their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and significantly higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.5% of people provide unpaid child care, which is about the same as the national average. However, the proportion of people providing general unpaid care is 10.1%, which is much lower than most other areas.
10.1% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 higher than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 3.6% of residents having this experience. This is a little above the 2.0% recorded for Victoria.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Ellinbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20860/ellinbank/topic/community