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 - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Lalor - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people in Lalor - West volunteer compared to other areas, with only 5.7% of residents doing so. This low level of community involvement is mirrored in the local defence history, where service rates are among the lowest for similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 5.7% of people volunteer their time, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.8% of residents provide unpaid care, which is higher than most areas, fewer people here perform significant unpaid housework (17.5%) or care for children (24.9%) compared to the national figures.
12.8% —
Higher than 60% 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.
24.9% —
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% —
Lower than 80% 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.
Only 0.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
0.7%
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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041530/lalor-west/topic/community