21.9% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lockyer · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lockyer
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are stepping up to help others in Lockyer, with volunteering and unpaid care now far more common than in most areas. A striking 21.9% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a strong part of local life, with 21.9% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 15.1% of people providing this support. This is well above the national figure, particularly for childcare, where 37.0% of residents provide unpaid care—far above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
15.1% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
No one in the area reported serving in the Defence Force, which is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Lockyer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31675/lockyer/topic/community