19.2% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lima · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lima
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Lima spend significant time on unpaid housework, reflecting a community heavily focused on home and family life. This commitment to care is a defining feature of the area, where residents contribute far more to unpaid work and volunteering than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.2% of people in Lima volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Victorian (13.3%) and national (14.1%) rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 46.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—far above the 20.7% national figure. This is consistent with high rates of other unpaid roles, including 30.8% caring for children and 17.9% providing other unpaid care, both of which are well above most areas.
17.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
46.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 46.2%
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.
No one in Lima has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Victoria (2.0%) and Australia (2.8%).
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 Lima [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21505/lima/topic/community