6.1% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Edensor Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Edensor Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 6.1% of people in Edensor Park volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This low level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, as volunteering rates have actually fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for similar areas, with just 6.1% of residents helping out. This is well below the New South Wales rate of 13% and has dropped 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.2% of people provide unpaid care—a little above the national figure—far fewer people here look after children unpaid (19.5%) compared to most areas. About 18.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly.
13.2% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.5% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 18.4%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, with only 0.4% of the population having done so. This is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
0.4%
Lower than 99% 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 Edensor Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021514/edensor-park/topic/community