18.8% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 18.8%
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.
More than 30% of people in Lilli Pilli provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family care is matched by a strong culture of giving, with volunteers appearing much more often here than across New South Wales.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in the area, with 18.8% of residents helping out. This is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life; 30.9% of people care for children and 28.2% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. Overall, the 13.9% of people providing any unpaid care is a little above the Australian average.
13.9% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 28.2%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 2.0% of residents having served. This is about the same as the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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/SAL12331/lilli-pilli/topic/community