17.4% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Edi Upper · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Edi Upper
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving defines Edi Upper, where 17.4% of people volunteer. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, showing a community that actively looks after its own through shared effort and unpaid help.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.4% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of local life, with 16.3% of people providing care—well above the national figure. However, this doesn't mostly involve children; only 14.0% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, a rate a little below the 2.8% seen across 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 Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20847/edi-upper/topic/community