18.4% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lyndhurst · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lyndhurst
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people volunteer in Lyndhurst compared to the rest of the state. This local commitment to helping others is a standout feature, with 18.4% of residents giving their time to community activities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.4% of people pitching in. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a regular part of life in Lyndhurst, where 25.4% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Around 13.1% provide unpaid care, which is a little above the state average, while 24.7% care for children unpaid.
13.1% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 2.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
2.2%
Lower than 57% 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 Lyndhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12435/lyndhurst/topic/community