29.7% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Liston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Liston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of residents in Liston volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This community is marked by high levels of unpaid helpfulness and a strong tradition of service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 29.7% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and 16 percentage points above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 10.2% provide general unpaid care, 24.6% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure. Far fewer people care for children unpaid (13.6%) compared to the state average.
10.2% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.6% ▼ -39.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -31.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Liston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12355/liston/topic/community