24.6% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lowther · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lowther
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Lowther compared to the rest of the country. Nearly a quarter of the population gives their time to help others, which is over 10 points above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.6% of residents 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.
While only 14.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure—roughly 29% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the state average. Unpaid care for others is slightly lower than most areas at 10.1%.
10.1% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.5% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 29.0%
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.
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 Lowther [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12424/lowther/topic/community