8.1% ▼ -33.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Leichhardt · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Leichhardt
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking gap in community involvement marks Leichhardt, where volunteering rates are well below the national average. While only 8.1% of residents volunteer, the area sees much higher rates of unpaid care and a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.1% of people volunteer here, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common in the area, with 15% of people providing care and 28.3% caring for children, both of which are higher than most other areas.
15.0% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most other areas, with 5.6% of residents having served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31650/leichhardt/topic/community