16.4% ▲ +19.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Luskintyre · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Luskintyre
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid housework and childcare than most areas define the community spirit in Luskintyre. While 16.4% of the population volunteer, the most striking feature is the high level of home-based care and domestic work compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 16.4% of people in Luskintyre volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13% and slightly higher than the own national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Household duties are common here, with 30.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework and 31% caring for children unpaid—both well above state and national levels. However, the 8.8% of people providing other unpaid care is well below the Australian figure.
8.8% ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 30.4%
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.
About 2.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Luskintyre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12432/luskintyre/topic/community