15.4% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lakewood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lakewood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Five per cent of people in Lakewood have served in the Defence Force, a figure much higher than most similar areas. While many residents contribute through unpaid work and care, the area has a lower rate of volunteering than typical for its kind.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia, though this is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.5% of people providing care and 25% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both well above the national figures. However, the 17.6% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the New South Wales and national rates.
14.5% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
The 5.1% of residents who served in the Defence Force is a little above the New South Wales and national figures, and much higher than most other similar areas.
5.1%
Higher than 82% 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 Lakewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12268/lakewood/topic/community