7.8% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lidcombe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Lidcombe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 7.8% of people in Lidcombe volunteer their time, a figure that has dropped sharply since 2016. This low level of community activity is matched by a smaller-than-average number of residents providing unpaid care or housework for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for similar areas and sit well below the national figure of 14.1%. This represents a significant drop from 2016, when 12.6% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid care compared to most areas. Only 18.8% care for children unpaid and 8.5% provide general unpaid care, both of which are well below the New South Wales figures.
8.5% —
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.8% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.8%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force. At 0.5%, this is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.5%
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 Lidcombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125011586/lidcombe/topic/community