23.8% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lambs Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lambs Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 24% of people in Lambs Valley volunteer, a figure far above the state average. This community is highly active in unpaid work, from local volunteering to caring for family members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.8% of residents helping out, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Home duties are a major part of life for many, with 36.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the 20.7% seen across Australia. This high level of domestic work sits alongside a higher than average 28.6% of people who provide unpaid childcare.
12.7% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.5% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 36.5%
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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.7% of residents having served.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Lambs Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12271/lambs-valley/topic/community