17.7% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lismore · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Lismore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Lismore than in most similar areas. While volunteering has dropped since 2011, the community remains more active in this area than both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.7% of people in Lismore volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a decrease from 2011, when 23.0% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.0% of people providing care, which is much higher than most areas. This is alongside a higher than usual 23.2% of people who spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
14.0% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.9%
Lower than 54% 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 Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14850/lismore/topic/community