Leadville · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Leadville

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Nearly 20% of people in Leadville give their time to volunteer, making it a place where community help is far more common than across the rest of the country. This spirit of giving is seen in the local habits of unpaid care and service, though fewer people here look after children compared to the national average.

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📍 Leadville, Suburb / Locality

Where Leadville sits — Volunteers

19.8% ▼ -11.1%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Leadville — higher than 58% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Leadville19.8%
2844, NSW 24.6%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 19.8% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the own state's 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.

19.8% ▼ -11.1%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.3%
  • 2016: 31.3%
  • 2021: 19.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While unpaid care for others is a little more common here than in most areas, the number of people doing unpaid housework or looking after children is much lower than the national figures.

13.8% ▼ -36.3%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.7%
  • 2016: 12.7%
  • 2021: 13.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

19.8% ▲ +6.7%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.6%
  • 2016: 27.6%
  • 2021: 19.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

15.5% ▼ -44.6%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.0%
  • 2016: 27.6%
  • 2021: 15.5%

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.

No one in Leadville has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian averages.

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 Leadville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12299/leadville/topic/community