16.2% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lilyfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lilyfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Lilyfield is marked by a strong commitment to family and community, with nearly 30% of people providing unpaid child care. This is well above the national figure, reflecting a community where many residents balance their time around caring for the next generation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.2% of people giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 13% and slightly higher than the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is very high at 29.5%, which is well above both the state and national figures. In contrast, those providing other unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are less common than in most areas.
10.9% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▲ +16.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
Only 1.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national averages.
1.8%
Lower than 61% 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 Lilyfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12334/lilyfield/topic/community