15.4% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lockwood South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lockwood South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Lockwood South involves a high level of unpaid work and care within the home. While 15.4% of people volunteer their time, the area stands out for the large proportion of residents managing household duties and family care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework—a figure far above the state average. This goes alongside higher than usual rates of people providing unpaid care and looking after children.
14.8% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -27.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.6% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 30.6%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for its level, with 2.7% of the population having served, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.7%
Higher than 51% 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 Lockwood South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21529/lockwood-south/topic/community