26.9% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lankeys Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lankeys Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Lankeys Creek than in the rest of the country, with 26.9% of residents giving their time. This strong spirit of contribution is seen across the area, from high rates of unpaid care to a significant number of former defence force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.9% of people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1% and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 30.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework and 17.3% provide unpaid care, both well above the state average. In contrast, the 21.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian figure.
17.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.8% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 30.8%
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 much more common here than in most areas, with 6.3% of residents having served, well above the 2.8% national average.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Lankeys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12280/lankeys-creek/topic/community