10.0% ▼ -44.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ellesmere · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ellesmere
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10% of people volunteer their time in Ellesmere, which is well below the national figure. While a fair few residents have served in the Defence Force, the area sees much lower rates of unpaid childcare than typical Australian communities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 10% of residents helping out, a figure well below the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high number of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, at 26.6%, which is well above the national figure. This contrasts with unpaid childcare, which is much lower than most areas at 17.3%.
13.1% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.3% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 26.6%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.8% of people having served, which is a little above the Australian average.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Ellesmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30965/ellesmere/topic/community