18.5% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lennox Head · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lennox Head
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 32% of people in Lennox Head provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family care sits alongside a strong spirit of giving, with more residents volunteering than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.5% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% national figure and the own state average of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 31.7% of residents providing care, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week sit at 22.6%, and 11.5% provide other forms of unpaid care, both of which are about the same as state and national figures.
11.5% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.7% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 typical for the region, with 2.3% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Lennox Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12312/lennox-head/topic/community