17.1% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lal Lal · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lal Lal
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has remained a steady part of life in Lal Lal, where residents are far more likely to handle unpaid care and housework than those in other areas. A striking 32.1% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.1% of people giving their time. This is well above both the Victorian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major feature of the area, as 33.3% of people care for children unpaid. This is much higher than most areas, and 13.9% of residents provide other types of unpaid care as well.
13.9% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.1% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 32.1%
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 more common in Lal Lal than in most similar areas, with 3.8% of people having served in the Defence Force.
3.8%
Higher than 68% 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 Lal Lal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21450/lal-lal/topic/community