22.4% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lulworth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lulworth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 22.4% of people in Lulworth volunteer their time, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This strong community spirit is a defining feature of the area, where residents are more likely to contribute to unpaid work and service than in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Lulworth's volunteer rate is well above the Tasmanian figure of 18% and the Australian average of 14.1%, placing it higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.7% of people providing care and 28.7% doing over 15 hours of housework, both well above national figures. This contrasts with the number of people caring for children unpaid, which is much lower than most areas at 17.5%.
14.7% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.5% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.7% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 28.7%
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 much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5% of the population having served, which is a little above the national rate of 2.8%.
5.0%
Higher than 81% 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 Lulworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60370/lulworth/topic/community