18.8% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 19% of people in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This area shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work and community support. While volunteering has dipped since 2011, the community remains far more active in these roles than most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.8% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this rate has fallen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 28.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the Australian figure of 20.7%. This high level of domestic work is seen alongside more people providing unpaid care and looking after children than in most other areas.
14.8% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 28.6%
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 typical for the region, with 3.1% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.1%
Higher 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 Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124011453/lawson-hazelbrook-linden/topic/community