28.9% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lewinsbrook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lewinsbrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Lewinsbrook volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is seen alongside a strong tendency for residents to take on unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much higher than in most areas, with 28.9% of residents helping out, which is 15 percentage points above the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here; 36.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, and 34.2% provide unpaid childcare, both of which are far above the state and national levels. Around 13.2% provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure.
13.2% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 36.8%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the 2.8% recorded for Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Lewinsbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12320/lewinsbrook/topic/community