23.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lima South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lima South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 24% of residents in Lima South volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This is a place where community contribution is common, with high rates of unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.7% of people helping out, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many people provide unpaid support in Lima South, as 17.5% provide care and 35.1% look after children unpaid, both figures being much higher than in most areas. Meanwhile, the 20.2% who spend 15 or more hours on housework is about the same as the national figure.
17.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 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.
Military service is more frequent here than in most places, with 5.3% of people having served in the Defence Force, well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21507/lima-south/topic/community