7.1% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Liverpool · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Liverpool
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has dropped significantly in Liverpool since 2011, with only 7.1% of people now giving their time. This figure is well below the national average and marks a notable shift in how residents engage with their community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 7.1% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest for areas of this size. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and has fallen 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework or providing general unpaid care are both lower than in most other areas.
10.9% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 1.6% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 88% 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 Liverpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14900/liverpool/topic/community