6.7% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lethbridge Park - Tregear · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Lethbridge Park - Tregear
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Lethbridge Park - Tregear provide unpaid childcare, the most common form of community contribution here. While child-related care is common, other forms of unpaid work and volunteering are much lower than in most other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.7% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011, leaving it among the lowest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is slightly more common here than in the rest of the state at 27.5%. In contrast, people providing other unpaid care or spending 15+ hours on housework are much less common than in most areas.
10.4% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 uncommon in this area, with only 1.6% of people having served. This is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8% and much lower than most similar areas.
1.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Lethbridge Park - Tregear [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116031316/lethbridge-park-tregear/topic/community