12.8% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lethbridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lethbridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people provide unpaid care in Lethbridge than in most other similar areas. While volunteer rates are typical for the state, the community is marked by a strong commitment to family and home support, with 33% of people caring for children unpaid.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.8% of residents volunteer, which is a little below the national figure and much lower than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here; 16.1% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with a much higher rate of child care (33%) and a higher share of people doing over 15 hours of housework each week compared to the state.
16.1% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.0% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 3.4% of people having served, a little above the Victorian figure of 2%.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Lethbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21496/lethbridge/topic/community