20.0% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lorne · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lorne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving defines Lorne, where 20% of residents volunteer. This is well above the national figure and highlights a community deeply engaged in local support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in five people volunteer here, which is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales and far higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Lorne, with 37% of people spending 15 hours or more on housework, a figure far above the national average. This is consistent with a higher than usual 16.6% of residents providing general unpaid care.
16.6% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▲ +48.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.0% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 37.0%
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.
The local presence of veterans is strong, with 4.2% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national rate of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Lorne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12399/lorne/topic/community