11.1% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lake Munmorah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lake Munmorah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 14% of people provide unpaid care in Lake Munmorah, which is higher than most similar areas. This community shows a strong link to service, with a higher proportion of former Defence Force members than the national average. However, local volunteering rates are lower than in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.1% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 14.3% of people provide unpaid care—a little above the state figure—only 21.8% care for children unpaid, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 23.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is a little above the national figure.
14.3% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.8% of residents having served, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Munmorah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12262/lake-munmorah/topic/community