28.6% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Upper Eden Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Upper Eden Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people volunteer in Upper Eden Creek, which is far more than the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time to others than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.6% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 9.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—which is far below the national figure of 26.3%—housework is more common here, with 31% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on it.
11.9% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.5% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.0% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 31.0%
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.
A strong history of military service is evident in Upper Eden Creek, where 7% of people have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the 2.8% national average.
7.0%
Higher than 89% 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 Upper Eden Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14043/upper-eden-creek/topic/community