32.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ellinthorp · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ellinthorp
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between Ellinthorp and the rest of the country when it comes to community contribution. Nearly one third of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of helping extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are much more common than in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a major part of life here, with 32.0% of people pitching in. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia, and is much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common, with 40.0% of people helping others—a figure far above the national 11.9%. While 48.0% do significant housework, only 20.0% care for children unpaid, which is well below the national average of 26.3%.
40.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
48.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Ellinthorp has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
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 Ellinthorp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30967/ellinthorp/topic/community