6.5% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lamplough · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lamplough
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 6.5% of people in Lamplough volunteer, a figure well below the national average. This suggests a place where residents are less likely to be involved in formal community groups, though many are heavily occupied with unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very low here, with only 6.5% of people helping out. This is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, as 15.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the Australian average. While only 17.4% care for children unpaid, a higher than usual 26.1% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
15.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.4% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 26.1%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Lamplough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21453/lamplough/topic/community