32.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Emu · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Emu
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 32.4% of people in Emu volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. This high level of local involvement stands out against a backdrop where few residents provide unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.4% of people helping out. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 23.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—which is a little above the national figure—no one in the area provides unpaid childcare. Unpaid care for others is also much lower than most areas at 8.8%.
8.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
No residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Emu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20869/emu/topic/community