14.3% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lilley · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Lilley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than four per cent of people in Lilley have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most other areas. This local commitment to service is seen alongside a high number of people caring for children, though volunteer rates have dropped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the national figure. This represents a drop of 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 27.1% of people providing this care, a figure higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 11.2% of residents provide other unpaid care, while 19.7% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
11.2% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 62% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 61% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
Defence service is a strong feature of the area, with 4.0% of people having served. This is much higher than most other areas and a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 83% 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 Lilley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED319/lilley/topic/community