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Lerida · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Lerida

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

Nearly 37% of people provide unpaid care in Lerida, which is far above the national figure. This is a place where community contribution is very high, seen through a strong culture of volunteering and a high number of former Defence Force members.

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📍 Lerida, Suburb / Locality

Where Lerida sits — Volunteers

31.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lerida — higher than 87% of areas.

Lerida31.4%
2581, NSW 25.1%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas. Around 31.4% of people volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.

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31.4% —

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is a major part of local life, with 40% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is far above the national figure, alongside a higher rate of people caring for children unpaid.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

Defence service is well above the state and national levels. About 9.4% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for areas of this size.

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 Lerida [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12315/lerida/topic/community