16.8% ▼ -29.7%
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Epping · State Electorate
Community Participation in Epping
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher proportion of people in Epping take on unpaid roles at home compared to the rest of the state. While 16.8% of residents volunteer—well above the New South Wales figure—the area is most notable for the high number of people providing childcare and performing housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, though the 16.8% who do so is down 7.1 points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Household duties are common in Epping, where 24.7% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework and 28.7% provide unpaid childcare, both figures being well above the state average. Conversely, 10.7% provide other types of unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
10.7% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
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.
Only 1.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than in most similar areas.
1.5%
Lower than 86% of state electorate 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 Epping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10028/epping/topic/community