9.7% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Elliott · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Elliott
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in twenty people in Elliott have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most other areas. While military service is common, volunteering is quite low here, with only 9.7% of the community giving their time. This suggests a population that contributes to the public through official service rather than local volunteer groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.7% of people volunteer, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.2% of people providing support, which is a little above the national figure of 11.9%. While 24.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average at 20.9%.
14.2% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 a standout feature here, with 5.5% of residents having served. This is much higher than most areas and a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Elliott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30968/elliott/topic/community