28.7% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lynton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lynton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Lynton volunteer their time, which is far above the national rate. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the home, where many residents provide significant unpaid care and support for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.7% of people giving their time. This is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% typical for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents provide unpaid support, with 36.2% caring for children, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This trend extends to housework, as 26.1% spend 15 or more hours a week on chores, and 14.9% provide other forms of unpaid care.
14.9% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.2% ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 26.1%
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.
About 2.7% of people in Lynton have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.8% typical across Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Lynton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40795/lynton/topic/community