23.4% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Epping · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Epping
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in North Epping give their time to others than in most similar areas. Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer, and a high number of people take on unpaid care and housework roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 23.4% of people here volunteer, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in this area, with 29.5% of people caring for children and 28.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—both figures are well above the national and state levels. Around 12.7% provide other forms of unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian average.
12.7% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 28.6%
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 2.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is about the same as both New South Wales and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 North Epping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13000/north-epping/topic/community