17.0% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eden · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Eden
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering and caring for children in Eden than they were in 2011. Despite these drops, 17% of the community still volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure. This town maintains a strong tradition of service and unpaid support for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is higher than most areas and well above the state average. However, this has fallen by 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 12.9% of people providing care and 24.3% doing heavy housework—both figures well above the national average. In contrast, the 20% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
12.9% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
A high proportion of the community has a military background, with 3.8% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas.
3.8%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Eden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041023/eden/topic/community