10.3% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Edmonton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Edmonton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small share of the community participates in formal volunteering compared to similar areas, though Edmonton has a much higher rate of former Defence Force members. While only 10.3% of residents volunteer, nearly 30% provide unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.3% of people in Edmonton volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average of 26.3%. Other forms of unpaid work are less common, with 11% providing general unpaid care and 19.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework.
11.0% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 4.6% of residents having served, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Edmonton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30942/edmonton/topic/community