26.9% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eden Hills · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Eden Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has grown strongly in Eden Hills, where nearly 27% of people now volunteer. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%. The area is marked by a high level of unpaid work, including caring for children and others in the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.9% of residents giving their time. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the South Australian rate of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a big part of local life, with 31.6% of people caring for children, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is alongside a higher than usual 15.1% who provide other unpaid care and 25.5% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
15.1% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 25.5%
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 higher than average 3.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Eden Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40389/eden-hills/topic/community