10.4% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Austral Eden · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Austral Eden
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Austral Eden compared to most similar areas. While only 10.4% of residents give their time to volunteer work, the area sees a high level of unpaid care and housework within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. At 10.4%, the rate is a little below the New South Wales figure and well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life here, with 14.8% of people providing care and 29.6% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. This contrasts with the very low 10.4% of people caring for children unpaid, which is far below the state and national averages.
14.8% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.4% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.6% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 29.6%
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.
About 2.9% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality 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 Austral Eden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10111/austral-eden/topic/community