26.6% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lillimur · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lillimur
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement define Lillimur compared to similar areas. A striking 26.6% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of service extends to both unpaid care and military history.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.6% of people pitching in. This is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is well above the national figure at 18.1%, though a little fewer people provide unpaid childcare (23.4%) compared to the rest of the country.
18.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 20.2%
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.
A little more people in Lillimur have served in the Defence Force (4.5%) than in Victoria (2.0%) or across Australia (2.8%).
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Lillimur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21502/lillimur/topic/community