20.0% ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lindfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lindfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 31.5% of people in Lindfield provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than in most other areas. This high level of family support is a key feature of the local community, alongside a strong culture of volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in five residents volunteers their time, a figure that is well above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many locals handle significant home duties, with 25.3% doing over 15 hours of unpaid housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. However, the 11.7% of people providing general unpaid care is lower than most areas and about the same as the state average.
11.7% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
About 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the New South Wales average.
2.3%
Lower than 57% 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 Lindfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12348/lindfield/topic/community