14.5% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lithgow · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Lithgow
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Lithgow spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This makes the area stand out for its high levels of home-based work, though the number of people providing unpaid care has also risen over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. This is lower than most similar areas and represents a 3.0 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.2% of people provide unpaid care—a figure a little above the national average—those caring for children unpaid are well below the Australian figure at 22.8%. Unpaid housework is common here, with 23.8% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it.
13.2% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 common in Lithgow, with 3.0% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.0%
Lower than 51% 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 Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14870/lithgow/topic/community