16.6% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Latham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Latham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual provide unpaid support in Latham, where high rates of family and community care shape daily life. This is particularly clear in the high number of residents caring for children, a figure that remains well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of people volunteer here, which is higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the national figure, though it has fallen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are very common in the area, with 17.0% of people providing unpaid care—a figure that rose 4.0 percentage points since 2011. This is well above the national average, with 34.0% of residents caring for children unpaid and 23.6% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
17.0% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.0% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.2%, this is a little above the Australian figure and about the same as the territory average.
5.2%
Higher than 88% 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 Latham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011017/latham/topic/community