11.0% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ebbw Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ebbw Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Ebbw Vale involves a high number of former or current service members, though few residents spend their spare time volunteering. This is seen in the 4.5% of people who have served in the Defence Force, a figure much higher than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11% of people here volunteer, which is well below the 14.1% national and state figures. This rate is much lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 12.1% of residents providing care and 24.6% caring for children, both of which are about the same as the national average. Around 21% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly.
12.1% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
A notable 4.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8% and much higher than most similar areas.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Ebbw Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30938/ebbw-vale/topic/community