12.9% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lakelands · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lakelands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap in child care stands out in Lakelands, where 38% of people provide unpaid care for children. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, making it one of the highest areas for this activity. Other forms of community involvement and service are less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.9% of residents volunteer their time, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is well below the Western Australian average of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 38% of people provide unpaid childcare—far above the Australian figure—other care roles are less common. Those providing general unpaid care are at 9.4%, which is much lower than most areas, and 21.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
9.4% ▲ +25.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.0% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 than usual number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 4%, this is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.0%
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 Lakelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50828/lakelands/topic/community