14.3% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Loxford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Loxford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Loxford has remained steady over the years, with 14.3% of residents volunteering. This level of participation is about the same as the national figure. While volunteering is common, other forms of unpaid care and service are much less frequent here than in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.3% of people in Loxford volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 11.4% of people caring for children and 8.6% doing significant housework. Both figures are far below the state and national averages.
11.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.4% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
8.6% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Loxford has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian 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 Loxford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12425/loxford/topic/community