12.5% ▼ -35.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Laidley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Laidley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong military connection defines the community in Laidley, where 6.6% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most other areas. While few people volunteer here, there is a notable trend of residents providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.5% of people in Laidley volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure at 15.0%. However, those caring for children unpaid are well below the Australian average, at 20.6%.
15.0% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 common in Laidley, with 6.6% of the population having served. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.6%
Higher than 88% 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 Laidley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31606/laidley/topic/community