19.4% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lower Southgate · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lower Southgate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back and helping at home are common parts of daily life in Lower Southgate. About 19.4% of people volunteer here, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While fewer people provide formal care, a large number of residents spend significant time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Lower Southgate, with 19.4% of residents helping out. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 36.9% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the proportions of people providing unpaid care or caring for children are both well below the state and national averages.
7.8% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.4% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.9% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 36.9%
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.
About 3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% across Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Lower Southgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12422/lower-southgate/topic/community