31.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Edi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Edi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher volunteer rates than most similar areas define the community spirit in Edi. Nearly 32% of residents give their time to volunteering, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 31.9% of people in Edi volunteer, a rate that is far above both the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, 19.1% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. About 21.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly.
19.1% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
No one in Edi has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates seen across Victoria and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Edi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20846/edi/topic/community