30.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ellinjaa · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ellinjaa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people get involved in community work in Ellinjaa than in most similar areas. About 30% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of activity is seen across both formal volunteering and unpaid home duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30% of people giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 30% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is alongside a higher than usual 14% who provide unpaid care, while 24% care for children unpaid, which is a little below the state average.
14.0% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 30.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and lower than most similar areas.
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 Ellinjaa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30966/ellinjaa/topic/community