26.6% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Edithburgh · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Edithburgh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering and care activities have remained central to life in Edithburgh, with 26.6% of residents giving their time to others. This is far above the national figure and shows a strong local commitment to community service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A huge 26.6% of people in Edithburgh volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 17.9% of people doing so, well above the national figure of 11.9%. While 28.6% of residents spend 15 or more hours on housework, the share of people caring for children unpaid is far below the state average.
17.9% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.5% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 6.0% of the population, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas and well above the national average.
6.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Edithburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40394/edithburgh/topic/community