16.3% ▲ +38.1%
Higher than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lyne · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Lyne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Lyne are active in their community than in most other areas, with 16.3% volunteering. This spirit of contribution is seen in the high rates of unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has risen to 16.3% since 2011, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing care and 26.4% doing over 15 hours of housework, both of which are well above national figures. However, those caring for children unpaid fell to 22.1%, a figure well below the Australian average.
14.3% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 97% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -30.1%
Lower than 83% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas, with 4.1% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
4.1%
Higher than 86% of federal 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 Lyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED124/lyne/topic/community