Lindesay · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Lindesay

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Volunteer rates have soared in Lindesay, with 32.3% of people giving their time to others. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, making it one of the most active areas for volunteering in the region.

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📍 Lindesay, Suburb / Locality

Where Lindesay sits — Volunteers

32.3%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lindesay — higher than 88% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Lindesay32.3%
2347, NSW 24.6%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 32.3% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and far above the national figure of 14.1%.

32.3%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 32.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is much lower here than elsewhere, with only 12.9% of people caring for children unpaid and 12.9% doing over 15 hours of housework, both far below the state and national figures.

9.7%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

12.9%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 12.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

12.9%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.0%
  • 2021: 12.9%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales average of 2.3%.

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 Lindesay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12346/lindesay/topic/community