5.7% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lalor - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Lalor - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents in Lalor - East engage in unpaid community work, with only 5.7% volunteering. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%. While some people provide unpaid care, overall levels of volunteerism and housework are much lower than in most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 5.7% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.2% of people provide unpaid care—a rate higher than most areas—far fewer people here do unpaid housework (16.7%) or care for children (20.1%) compared to the national figures.
13.2% —
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.1% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Lalor - East, where 0.8% of people have served. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.8%
Lower than 95% 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 Lalor - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041529/lalor-east/topic/community