14.9% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Leichhardt · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Leichhardt
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Leichhardt provide unpaid childcare, which is a higher proportion than in most other areas. This high rate of child-rearing is the most prominent form of community work in the area, while other types of volunteering and care are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. However, this is still a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28.6% of people provide unpaid childcare—well above the state's 25.3%—other unpaid work is less frequent. Only 9.9% provide general unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.9% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 uncommon here, with 1.5% of people having served. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12306/leichhardt/topic/community