31.3% ▲ +42.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lake Mary · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lake Mary
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has become a standout feature of life in Lake Mary, with 31.3% of residents giving their time to others. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and represents a much higher rate of community involvement than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 31.3% of people in Lake Mary volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 15.7% of residents provide unpaid care—well above the national figure of 11.9%—the rate of people caring for children is much lower than most areas at 19.3%. Meanwhile, 22.9% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is a little above the state and national figures.
15.7% ▲ +58.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.3% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.6% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas and about the same as the 2.8% recorded for Australia.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Lake Mary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31617/lake-mary/topic/community