15.6% ▼ -39.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Long Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Long Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Long Point involves a high level of unpaid work, with a strikingly large number of residents spending significant time on housework. While volunteer rates are a little above the national figure, the area is marked by a strong commitment to home and family care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people here volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas but still a little above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A far above average 33.8% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This high level of domestic work sits alongside a higher than usual rate of people providing unpaid care, though the 22.1% who care for children is well below the national figure.
13.6% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -34.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.8% ▲ +48.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 33.8%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.9% of people having served in the Defence Force, a little above the 2.8% Australian average.
3.9%
Higher than 71% 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 Long Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12390/long-point/topic/community