20.5% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Limekilns · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Limekilns
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community contribution define Limekilns compared to most similar areas. A striking 20.5% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Limekilns are well above those in New South Wales and Australia, with 20.5% of people pitching in to help others.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.7% of people caring for children and 28.4% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures well above the national average. General unpaid care involves 12.5% of residents, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
A slightly higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to other areas, sitting at 3.3%.
3.3%
Higher 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 Limekilns [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12339/limekilns/topic/community