# Community Participation — Eglinton

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Area: Eglinton (Suburb / Locality)

Forty-two percent of people in Eglinton provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. While family care is common, other forms of community contribution like volunteering are much lower here than in most areas.

Only 9.3% of people volunteer, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

Providing unpaid care for children is very common here at 42.1%, though only 7.9% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas. About 19.3% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little below the Australian figure.

Defence service is less common in Eglinton than in most areas, with 1.5% of people having served in the Defence Force.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 9.3% | — |
| People providing unpaid care | 7.9% | — |
| People caring for children unpaid | 42.1% | — |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 1.5% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 19.3% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50476/eglinton/topic/community