13.5% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Leonay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Leonay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Family care is a standout feature of life in Leonay, where 30.6% of people provide unpaid childcare. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%. While most residents are active at home, few are involved in traditional volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of people volunteer here. This is lower than most similar areas and sits about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is very common in Leonay, with 30.6% of people doing so. This is well above the New South Wales figure, and 24.6% of residents also do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly.
12.2% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.3% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Leonay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12313/leonay/topic/community