12.0% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ellendale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ellendale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small number of residents in Ellendale have taken on volunteering roles recently, with only 12% of the population doing so. This is much lower than most similar areas, though a significant portion of the community still contributes through unpaid childcare and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and a little below the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While no one in the area provides general unpaid care, 28% of people look after children unpaid. About 24% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
0.0% —
Lower 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.
28.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% —
Lower than 51% 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 Ellendale has served in the Defence Force, a result that is a little below both the state and national figures.
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 Ellendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50483/ellendale/topic/community