16.7% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lyons · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Lyons
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 40% of people in Lyons provide unpaid childcare, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of family care is a standout feature of the area's community life. It is also a place with a very strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the state and national figures. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is very common here, with 39.2% of people doing so, which is far above the Australian average. While 20.9% of people spend 15 or more hours on housework, only 8.6% provide other types of unpaid care, a figure well below the national average.
8.6% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.2% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 Force service is very common in Lyons, where 15.7% of people have served. This is far above the 5.2% seen across the Northern Territory and the 2.8% national average.
15.7%
Higher 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 Lyons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021021/lyons/topic/community