10.9% ▼ -32.7%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lawnton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Lawnton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Lawnton than in most other areas, with only 10.9% of residents giving their time. This low level of community work stands in contrast to a very high rate of unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Lawnton is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 16.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 30.2% of people providing this care, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 11.8% of people provide other types of unpaid care, a result that is about the same as the state and national figures.
11.8% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
A much higher proportion of people in Lawnton have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas, with 4.5% of residents having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Lawnton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314031392/lawnton/topic/community