6.6% —
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Epping (Vic.) - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Epping (Vic.) - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in Epping (Vic.) - West than they were five years ago. While community volunteering has dropped, the area stands out for the high number of people who provide unpaid childcare. This reflects a local profile where home-based care is much more common than the state or national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.6% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the 13.3% figure for Victoria. This is a notable drop from 2016, when 10.8% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A very high 34.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, the 18.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas.
11.7% —
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.6% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% —
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 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.
Just 0.6% of people in Epping (Vic.) - West have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and a little below the 2.8% national average.
0.6%
Lower than 97% 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 (Vic.) - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041433/epping-west/topic/community