10.0% ▼ -35.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Luddenham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Luddenham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A stark gap exists between Luddenham and the rest of the country in how people contribute their time. While only 10.0% of residents volunteer—a figure well below the national average—the community shows a very strong commitment to family, with a much higher rate of people caring for children unpaid compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.0% of people in Luddenham volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family responsibilities are high here, with 30.9% of people caring for children unpaid, a rate well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with a higher than average 24.4% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework each week, though those providing general unpaid care are slightly less common at 10.6%.
10.6% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
Those who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.3% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 64% 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 Luddenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12428/luddenham/topic/community