15.5% ▼ -39.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lindendale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lindendale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A gap of 13 percentage points separates Lindendale from the national figure for unpaid housework. While many residents provide essential support at home, the area has a varied record of community and service involvement. Overall, 15.5% of people here volunteer their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are lower than in most similar areas, though the 15.5% figure remains a little above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A far higher proportion of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than the state average, at 33.6%. In contrast, those providing unpaid care or looking after children are around the same as the national figures.
11.4% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.6% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 33.6%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.1% of residents having served, which is a little above the New South Wales and Australian rates.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Lindendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12345/lindendale/topic/community