15.5% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lismore · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Lismore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Lismore involves a significant amount of unpaid support, with 14% of people providing care to others. This is much higher than most similar areas. While volunteering is common, the number of people giving their time to community groups has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people in Lismore volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2011, when 21% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is much more common here than in most areas, with 14% of residents providing help. In contrast, the number of people caring for children unpaid (24%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.9%) are both a little below state and national levels.
14.0% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population. This is about the same as the 2.3% seen across New South Wales and the 2.8% national figure.
2.6%
Lower than 56% 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 Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112021248/lismore/topic/community