15.2% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
New Lambton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in New Lambton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in New Lambton provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is well above the national average. This high rate of family care is a standout feature of the area's community participation. Other activities like volunteering and military service are more in line with state trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most similar areas, though the 15.2% who do volunteer is still a little above the New South Wales and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is very common, with 29.7% of residents doing so. Other unpaid work is more typical, with 13.2% providing general care and 20.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is about the same as the national figure.
13.2% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for similar areas, with 2.7% of people having served in the Defence Force.
2.7%
Higher than 51% 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 New Lambton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12951/new-lambton/topic/community