14.3% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Landsborough West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Landsborough West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people provide unpaid care in Landsborough West, making it one of the areas with the highest rates of caregiving in the region. This strong focus on family and home support defines the community's social contribution. While unpaid care is very common, formal volunteering is less frequent.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This is roughly the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 34.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is far above the national figure of 20.7%, and matches a high rate of people caring for children (31.4%).
28.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 34.3%
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 area has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and a little below the state and national rates.
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 Landsborough West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21458/landsborough-west/topic/community