14.2% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lidsdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lidsdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the state average for housework, Lidsdale shows a strong trend of residents contributing to their homes and community. About 28.1% of people here do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, which is significantly higher than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower than in most similar areas, with 14.2% of Lidsdale residents giving their time. This is about the same as the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is a standout here, as 28.1% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on it, well above the New South Wales figure of 21.2%. Meanwhile, 25.9% of people provide unpaid childcare and 12.3% provide general unpaid care, both of which are about the same as national levels.
12.3% ▲ +55.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 28.1%
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.
Around 3.0% of the people in Lidsdale have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Lidsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12327/lidsdale/topic/community