24.2% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lilli Pilli · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lilli Pilli
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people contribute their time to others in Lilli Pilli than is common across the state. Nearly a quarter of the population volunteers, and the area shows a very high rate of unpaid care and military service compared to national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 24.2% of residents giving their time. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents provide support at home, with 16.5% giving unpaid care and 32.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework—both far above the national figures. Meanwhile, the 22.9% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.5% ▲ +86.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.9% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 32.9%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas. Those who served in the Defence Force make up 5.8% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Lilli Pilli [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12330/lilli-pilli/topic/community