22.3% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Light · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Light
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Light provide unpaid childcare, which is a higher rate than most other areas. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, with volunteering and unpaid home duties both sitting well above national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 22.3% of residents pitching in. This is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%, though it has fallen 4.6 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here take on unpaid work at home, with 26.2% spending 15 or more hours on housework, well above the national 20.7%. Unpaid care for others is also a little above the Australian figure at 13.2%.
13.2% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 much more common here than in most areas. About 4.1% of residents have served, which is a little above the 2.8% national figure.
4.1%
Higher than 79% 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 Light [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405011111/light/topic/community