Levenstrath · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Levenstrath

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

Forty per cent of people in Levenstrath provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This high level of family care is matched by a strong commitment to volunteering and housework. While many residents support their families and community, there is very little activity in other forms of care or military service.

Open map →
📍 Levenstrath, Suburb / Locality

Where Levenstrath sits — Volunteers

20.0%
  • 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 Levenstrath — higher than 59% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Levenstrath20.0%
2460, NSW 14.6%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

One in five people here volunteer their time, which is well above the 14.1% national figure and higher than most other similar areas.

20.0%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 20.0%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Housework and childcare are common, with 40% of people doing both—rates that are far above the state and national figures. In contrast, no one in the area provides other types of unpaid care, which is far below the national average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

40.0%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.3%
  • 2021: 40.0%

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

40.0%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 40.0%

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 Levenstrath has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Levenstrath

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Levenstrath [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12319/levenstrath/topic/community