16.1% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Edgecliff · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Edgecliff
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little over 16% of people in Edgecliff volunteer their time, which is well above the New South Wales figure. While community spirit is high, the area sees much lower levels of unpaid care and housework than typical Australian suburbs.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of residents volunteer, a rate that is a little above the national figure and well above the state average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas, with only 8.1% providing unpaid care and 17.1% caring for children, both of which are well below the national and state figures.
8.1% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.1% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.4% ▲ +25.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.7% of the population, which is lower than in most areas and a little below the Australian average.
1.7%
Lower than 61% 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 Edgecliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11382/edgecliff/topic/community