16.4% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Leeton · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Leeton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of people in Leeton volunteer compared to the rest of the state. While 16.4% of residents give their time to others, this is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This spirit of helping others is a key part of local life, even as some types of unpaid work have declined.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 16.4% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is down from 21.9% in 2011, showing a fall of 5.5 percentage points over the decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people than usual in other areas provide unpaid childcare, with 26.0% doing so. Meanwhile, the share of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework has fallen to 19.7%, which is lower than most areas.
11.9% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 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.
Only 1.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) 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 Leeton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14750/leeton/topic/community