18.3% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lennox Head - Skennars Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Lennox Head - Skennars Head
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have stepped up for unpaid roles in Lennox Head - Skennars Head since 2011, though involvement remains high. A striking 18.3% of the population now volunteer, which is well above the national figure. The area also sees a high number of people providing unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 18.3% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% national figure, despite a 4.9 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 31.3% of people caring for children, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. This trend is seen alongside a higher than usual 23.2% who do at least 15 hours of housework weekly.
12.0% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
2.6%
Lower 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 Lennox Head - Skennars Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011242/lennox-head-skennars-head/topic/community