32.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Elgin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Elgin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 18 percentage point gap separates the volunteer rate in Elgin from the rest of the country. This small community is remarkably active, with 32.6% of residents volunteering, a figure far above the national average of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one third of the population volunteers here, which is much higher than most similar areas. This rate of 32.6% is far above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25.6% of people provide unpaid childcare—about the same as the national figure—far more residents do heavy housework. At 27.9%, those spending 15 or more hours a week on housework is well above the Queensland average of 20.7%. However, those providing other unpaid care are a little below the state and national levels at 9.3%.
9.3% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 27.9%
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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
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 Elgin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30958/elgin/topic/community