21.6% ▼ -33.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lapstone · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lapstone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 21% of residents in Lapstone volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where people are significantly more likely to give their time for free than those in most other Australian suburbs.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 21.6% of people helping out, a figure well above both New South Wales and the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the number of people caring for children is about the same as the national figure, 27.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national average.
13.4% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -32.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 27.3%
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.
A much higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.3% of the population having served, which is a little above the state and national figures.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 Lapstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12285/lapstone/topic/community