28.6% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Elphinstone · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Elphinstone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 28.6% of people in Elphinstone volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the area, though other forms of unpaid work and service are less common than usual.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.6% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia, and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure, other care roles are less common. Those caring for children (21.4%) and providing general unpaid care (7.1%) are both well below the state and national averages.
7.1% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
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 Elphinstone has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland average 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 Elphinstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30972/elphinstone/topic/community