24.3% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Locksley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Locksley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 24.3% of people in Locksley volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is seen across the area, with more people providing unpaid care and serving in the Defence Force than in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.3% of residents giving their time, a figure far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life in Locksley, as 15.5% of people provide unpaid care. This is much higher than most areas and is reflected in the 29.1% of people caring for children unpaid.
15.5% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is more common than in most areas, with 3.8% of residents having served, which is a little above the 2.8% national figure.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Locksley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21527/locksley/topic/community