16.4% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lamington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lamington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Lamington has remained steady over the last decade. A striking 31.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of family care is a standout feature of the local community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.4% of residents volunteer their time. This is around the middle for similar areas and slightly higher than the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 31.7% of people provide unpaid care for children—a rate much higher than most areas—only 8.2% provide other forms of unpaid care, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. Around 19.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
8.2% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.7% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 Force veterans make up 2.1% of the population. This is about the same as the 2.9% seen across Western Australia.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 Lamington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50829/lamington/topic/community