19.5% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lancefield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lancefield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five residents in Lancefield now volunteer their time, a figure that has grown over the last decade. This community is more active in unpaid work and care than most other Australian areas. High rates of volunteering and home care define the local social spirit.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.5% of people here volunteer, which is well above the state figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with high rates of unpaid care, as 29.9% look after children and 14.5% provide other types of care, both of which are higher than in most areas.
14.5% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 27.8%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.1% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Lancefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21456/lancefield/topic/community