52.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Litchfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Litchfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than half of the people in Litchfield volunteer, a rate that is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit stands out against a local trend of very low rates of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 52.9% of people here volunteer, which is among the highest across similar areas and far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 14.7% of people caring for children and just 8.8% providing general unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework.
8.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
8.8% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 the community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates seen in Victoria and across Australia.
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 Litchfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21517/litchfield/topic/community