16.1% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Laughtondale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Laughtondale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Laughtondale has seen shifts in how people give their time, with 16.1% of residents now volunteering. This is a higher rate than the national figure, though it remains lower than in many similar areas. The area is also marked by a notably high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1% and well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is far below the national figure at 16.1%. However, 13.8% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the state and national averages.
13.8% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.1% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
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.
A much higher proportion of people in Laughtondale have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.5% of residents having served.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Laughtondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12290/laughtondale/topic/community