7.8% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Edmondson Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Edmondson Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of people caring for children defines the community profile of Edmondson Park. While 36.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare—a figure far above the national average—very few residents spend their spare time volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.8% of people in Edmondson Park volunteer, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care for children is very common here, with 36.4% of people doing so unpaid, which is far above the Australian average of 26.3%. However, only 8.5% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, a rate well below the national figure.
8.5% —
Lower than 89% 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.
36.4% —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% —
Higher than 55% 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 a little below the national average and much lower than most other areas.
1.2%
Lower than 87% 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 Edmondson Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127031730/edmondson-park/topic/community