18.8% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ercildoune · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ercildoune
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 19% of people in Ercildoune volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, particularly through unpaid care and local service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.8% of residents volunteer, a rate that is well above both the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17.4% of people providing care—well above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 27.5% of people caring for children unpaid, which is higher than most areas.
17.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 one in the community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national and state figures.
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).
More for Ercildoune
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Ercildoune [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20880/ercildoune/topic/community