23.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lake Hume Village · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lake Hume Village
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and service define Lake Hume Village compared to similar areas. Nearly a quarter of residents give their time to help others, a figure that stands well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.5% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare—a little above the national figure—the area is much lower than most for housework. Only 17.6% do 15 or more hours of unpaid home tasks, which is well below the Australian average of 20.7%.
11.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 17.6%
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.
Defence service is also very prominent, with 7.7% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
7.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality 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 Hume Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12258/lake-hume-village/topic/community