14.8% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Epping (NSW) - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Epping (NSW) - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Epping (NSW) - West provide unpaid child care, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a community where many residents are balancing home and family duties alongside their other activities. While family care is common, other forms of community service and veteran presence are less frequent here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of residents volunteer their time, which is around the middle for areas like this and slightly above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 29.5% of people caring for children and 24.0% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above national levels. In contrast, the 10.2% of people providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
10.2% —
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
Only 1.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 88% 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 Epping (NSW) - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126011721/epping-west/topic/community