13.8% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lismore · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lismore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Lismore has remained steady over the last decade, with current levels of volunteering and service reflecting broader state trends. About 13.8% of people here volunteer their time, a figure that sits closely with both the New South Wales and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates in Lismore are lower than in most similar areas, though the 13.8% figure is about the same as the state and national rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people in Lismore do unpaid housework or child care compared to most other areas, with only 21.1% caring for children unpaid. Despite this, 12.1% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.1% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
Defence service is lower than in most similar areas, with 2.0% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12353/lismore/topic/community