36.1% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Little River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Little River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than three in ten people volunteer in Little River, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community activity stands out in a place where unpaid care and military service are very uncommon.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 36.1% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and the 13.0% rate for New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people provide unpaid care, with 0.0% doing so. This is far below both the state and national figures, alongside much lower rates of people caring for children unpaid (19.4%) or doing heavy housework (8.3%).
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.4% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
8.3% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in the area, with 0.0% of residents having served. This is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Little River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12366/little-river/topic/community