10.8% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Edgeworth - Cameron Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Edgeworth - Cameron Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher than usual rates of unpaid care define the community of Edgeworth - Cameron Park. While volunteering is quite low, a striking 35% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.8% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian average of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.3% of people providing it—a little above the national figure. This is driven largely by childcare, as 35% of residents provide unpaid care for children, one of the highest rates for areas of this type.
13.3% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.0% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 53% 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 Edgeworth - Cameron Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021217/edgeworth-cameron-park/topic/community