34.4% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Louth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Louth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of residents in Louth volunteer, a rate far higher than the national figure. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong culture of home-based work, though few people here provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 34.4% of people volunteer their time, which is far above the 14.1% national average and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 34.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—far above the national figure—those providing unpaid care or looking after children are well below state and national levels.
6.6% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.4% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 34.4%
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.
No one in Louth has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
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 Louth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12403/louth/topic/community