13.2% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lake Macquarie - East · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Lake Macquarie - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care than most similar areas define the community life of Lake Macquarie - East. While nearly 30% of people provide unpaid childcare, volunteer rates have dipped over the last decade. This suggests a local focus on family and home duties over formal community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of people volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national rates, though it has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 29.6% of people caring for children, a figure well above the Australian average. This is seen alongside higher-than-usual rates of people providing general unpaid care and those spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.0% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 3.3%, this is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.3%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Lake Macquarie - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11101/lake-macquarie-east/topic/community