14.8% ▼ -42.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eppalock · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Eppalock
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
30.5% of people in Eppalock provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family support defines the area's community participation, where many residents also spend significant time on housework and care duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian average but lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 28.4% of people doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend extends to general unpaid care, which is higher than most areas at 14.4%.
14.4% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.5% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 4.9% of people having served, which is a little above the Victorian figure.
4.9%
Higher than 79% 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 Eppalock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20877/eppalock/topic/community