26.3% ▼ -34.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Elmore · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Elmore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people have stepped up to volunteer in Elmore since the last census. This spirit of giving is clear today, with 26.3% of residents volunteering, a figure far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.3% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.9% of people providing support, though the 21.2% who care for children is well below the Victorian average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly are well above the national figure at 25.0%.
14.9% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 little more than 3.2% of the community has served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian rate.
3.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Elmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20862/elmore/topic/community