9.7% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Edgeworth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Edgeworth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 1 in 10 people volunteer in Edgeworth, which is well below the national figure. While community volunteering is low, the area has a higher share of people providing unpaid care and a stronger presence of Defence Force veterans than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.7% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the New South Wales average of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common in Edgeworth, with 14.1% of people providing care and 28.1% caring for children, both of which are higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 20.0% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little below the state figure.
14.1% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.5% of residents having served, which is a little above the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Edgeworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11384/edgeworth/topic/community