11.6% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lara · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower volunteering rates than most similar areas define Lara. While 11.6% of residents volunteer, the area sees a higher than average proportion of people providing unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.6% of people in Lara volunteer, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.2% of people providing this care, which is a little above the national and state figures of 26.3%. Other unpaid care and housework rates are around the middle, with 12.5% providing general unpaid care.
12.5% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 20.7%
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 its level in Lara, where 2.8% of residents have served, matching the national figure exactly.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Lara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21469/lara/topic/community