14.9% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eglinton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Eglinton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define Eglinton compared to similar areas. While nearly 40% of residents provide unpaid childcare, this is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people volunteer here, which is lower than in most similar areas but sits a little above the New South Wales figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common in Eglinton, with 14.7% of people providing care and 22.9% doing at least 15 hours of housework. This is well above the state average, especially for childcare where the rate is far above the national figure.
14.7% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.5% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 3.4% of the population having served.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Eglinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11389/eglinton/topic/community