32.5% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lowesdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lowesdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of volunteering defines Lowesdale, where 32.5% of people give their time to help others. This level of community spirit is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one third of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.5% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are well below the Australian average at 15%.
12.5% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.0% ▼ -48.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 5.3% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure and much higher than most similar areas.
5.3%
Higher than 84% 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 Lowesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12423/lowesdale/topic/community