12.4% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Peakhurst - Lugarno · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Peakhurst - Lugarno
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 23.8% of people in Peakhurst - Lugarno spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average. While home duties are common, local volunteering has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped to 12.4% since 2011, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little more than 12.8% of residents provide unpaid care, while about 25.4% care for children unpaid, which is nearly identical to the state average. This supports the high number of people performing significant weekly housework.
12.8% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 Force veterans make up 2.1% of the population, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.1%
Lower than 71% 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 Peakhurst - Lugarno [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119031372/peakhurst-lugarno/topic/community