6.5% —
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Epping - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Epping - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Epping - East than in most similar areas. Only 6.5% of the community takes part in volunteer work, which is a significant drop from 10.6% in 2016 and well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Epping - East are among the lowest for its area type. At 6.5%, this is well below the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure slightly lower than the national average. While 12.6% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, the 16.8% who do 15 or more hours of housework each week is much lower than in most other areas.
12.6% —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.8% —
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 16.8%
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 1.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 91% 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 - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041431/epping-east/topic/community