25.7% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Erica · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Erica
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Erica compared to the rest of the state. Over a quarter of the population gives their time to others, which is more than double the national figure. This spirit of contribution is mirrored in a high rate of unpaid care and housework throughout the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.7% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% recorded for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare than the national 26.3%, more residents take on other duties. About 16.2% provide unpaid care and 31.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above state and national figures.
16.2% ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.2% ▼ -39.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.7% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 31.7%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.6% of the population. This is higher than most areas and a little above the 2.0% seen in Victoria.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Erica [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20881/erica/topic/community