13.4% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lansdowne · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lansdowne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care defines community life in Lansdowne, where 16.5% of people provide care for others. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure. Most other forms of community involvement here align closely with state and national trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.4% of people volunteer their time, which is lower than most areas. This figure is roughly the same as the rates for both New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.5% of people providing care—well above the national figure. While 25.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the 21.8% who care for children unpaid is well below the state and national averages.
16.5% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 25.3%
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 share of people who have served in the Defence Force is 3.5%, which is higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Lansdowne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12282/lansdowne/topic/community