15.5% ▼ -33.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lloyd · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lloyd
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 36.8% of people in Lloyd provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. While many residents are busy with family duties, the area also has a very strong connection to the military. This combination shapes how the local community spends its time outside of paid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales and national figures, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 36.8% of people caring for children unpaid, far above the national rate of 26.3%. Other forms of unpaid work are less common, as those doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing general unpaid care are lower than in most areas.
11.9% ▲ +33.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.8% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 very common in Lloyd, where 7.2% of people have served. This is well above the 2.8% national average and among the highest rates for similar areas.
7.2%
Higher than 90% 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 Lloyd [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12374/lloyd/topic/community