24.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Longreach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Longreach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering and unpaid work have remained central to life in Longreach (NSW). Nearly a quarter of residents give their time to help others, which is far above the national figure. This reflects a community that puts a high value on supporting local needs and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.2% of people here are volunteers, a figure that is far above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common in Longreach, with 21.2% of people providing care and 40.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework each week, both of which are far above the national figures. However, the 22.7% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average.
21.2% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
40.9% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 40.9%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures.
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 Longreach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12393/longreach/topic/community