15.6% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lota · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lota
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 32% of people in Lota provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of family support is the most prominent feature of how residents contribute to their community. Other forms of participation, such as volunteering and housework, are more typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 15.6% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 32.5% of people caring for children unpaid—well above the national rate of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 23% do 15 or more hours of housework and 12.1% provide other unpaid care, both of which are about the same as the state and national figures.
12.1% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.9% of Lota residents having served. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8% and about the same as the Queensland figure.
3.9%
Higher than 71% 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 Lota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31686/lota/topic/community