24.4% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ensay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ensay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid work distinguish Ensay from most similar areas. Nearly a quarter of the population give their time to volunteer causes, a figure far above the national average. This spirit of contribution is reflected across various forms of unpaid community and home support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.4% of people pitching in. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 28.9% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, well above the national figure of 20.7%. While 14.8% provide some form of unpaid care, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average at 17.8%.
14.8% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 28.9%
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.
Defence service is among the highest at this level, with 7.5% of residents having served. This is well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria and the 2.8% national average.
7.5%
Higher than 90% 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 Ensay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20875/ensay/topic/community