15.0% ▼ -53.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Lakes · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in The Lakes
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in The Lakes have served in the Defence Force, a figure far above the national average. This high level of service is a standout feature for the area, alongside a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people here volunteer, which is similar to the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15% of people providing such support—well above the national figure. While 60% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is far above the state average, almost no one here provides unpaid childcare.
15.0% ▼ -55.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
60.0% ▲ +133.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 60.0%
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.
The Lakes has one of the highest proportions of Defence Force veterans, with 23.8% of people having served, far above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
23.8%
Higher than 99% 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 The Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51443/the-lakes/topic/community