6.8% —
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lakemba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Lakemba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 6.8% of Lakemba residents volunteer their time, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This level of community involvement has fallen since 2016, while other forms of unpaid support and service remain below national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Lakemba is well below the national figure of 14.1%, and the proportion of people helping out has dropped 3 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.2% of people provide unpaid childcare—about the same as the national average—other forms of unpaid work are much lower than most areas. Only 9.3% of residents provide unpaid care, and 17.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
9.3% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% —
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
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.
Very few people in Lakemba have served in the Defence Force, at just 0.4%. This is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
0.4%
Lower than 99% 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 Lakemba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119021573/lakemba/topic/community