24.1% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lynchs Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lynchs Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Lynchs Creek volunteer, making it a place where community involvement is far more common than in most other areas. This high level of participation is seen alongside a strong tradition of military service and a high rate of people providing unpaid care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the New South Wales rate of 13% and well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This sits alongside a higher than usual rate of people caring for children unpaid at 27.8%.
12.7% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -32.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 26.6%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas, with 5.1% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
5.1%
Higher than 82% 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 Lynchs Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12433/lynchs-creek/topic/community