13.2% —
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lawson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Lawson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Lawson are providing unpaid care and volunteering than in previous years. Only 17.6% of residents now provide unpaid childcare, a massive drop from the 44.2% recorded in 2016. This trend of declining community and home-based support is seen across several different activities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most similar areas and well below the ACT figure of 18.4%. This is a decline of 5.1 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than elsewhere, with only 5.5% of people providing unpaid care and 11.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures are well below the national totals and have fallen since 2016.
5.5% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.3% —
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
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.
Defence service is less common in Lawson than in most similar areas. Just 2.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well below the 6.0% seen across the ACT.
2.4%
Lower than 62% 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 Lawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011018/lawson/topic/community