26.8% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lidster · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lidster
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid work define Lidster compared to most other areas. Over a quarter of the population volunteers, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends into the home and the history of the local residents.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.8% of people helping out. This is far above both the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people in Lidster handle unpaid domestic work than in most areas, with 29.8% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, and 28.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare.
12.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.8% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 29.8%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in similar areas. About 4.3% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
4.3%
Higher than 75% 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 Lidster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12328/lidster/topic/community