18.0% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Emerald · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Emerald
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has remained steady in Emerald, where 18% of people volunteer. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. The area is also marked by a high rate of unpaid domestic work and childcare compared to most of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18% of residents giving their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and sits around the middle when compared to similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family and home responsibilities are high in Emerald, as 30.8% of people provide unpaid childcare and 26.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the national average. Additionally, 14.5% of residents provide unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian figure of 11.9%.
14.5% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 26.5%
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 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Emerald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20868/emerald/topic/community