22.5% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lesmurdie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lesmurdie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Lesmurdie volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This strong community spirit is mirrored in the high number of residents who provide unpaid care for others in their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.5% of people volunteer here, a figure that is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common in Lesmurdie, with 31.4% of people caring for children—well above the national figure of 26.3%. Additionally, 14.1% provide unpaid care for others, which is higher than most areas.
14.1% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
Around 3.1% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.1%
Higher 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 Lesmurdie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50849/lesmurdie/topic/community