15.2% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lanitza · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lanitza
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in Lanitza than in most similar areas. While 21.9% of residents provide this support, a high number of people also spend significant time on home duties. This creates a strong pattern of unpaid work and community support across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this rate is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 31.6% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, far above the New South Wales figure of 21.2%. This is consistent with the fact that 21.9% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well above the national rate.
21.9% ▲ +38.0%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.6% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 31.6%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 3.9%, this is a little above both the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the national average of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Lanitza [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12279/lanitza/topic/community