16.1% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lithgow Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Lithgow Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Lithgow Surrounds spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average. This high level of domestic work is part of a broader pattern of community contribution, where residents are also more likely to volunteer and provide unpaid care than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.1% of people helping out, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this has fallen 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of local life, with 13.7% of people providing care, a figure a little above the national average. While 26.0% of residents do plenty of housework, the 23.9% who provide unpaid childcare is a little below the national figure.
13.7% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
About 3.1% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103031071/lithgow-surrounds/topic/community