28.6% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Loorana · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Loorana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people volunteer in Loorana, a figure far above the national average. This community is very active in unpaid work, with a particularly high number of residents spending significant time on housework and volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 28.6% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 38.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 12.5% provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian average.
12.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.4% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 38.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.6% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Loorana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60354/loorana/topic/community