22.0% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lymington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lymington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people have stepped up to volunteer in Lymington since 2011, with 22% of residents now giving their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The area shows a strong commitment to community activity, though fewer people are providing unpaid childcare compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Lymington are higher than most areas. At 22%, this is well above the 18% seen across Tasmania and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 19.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—a far higher proportion do heavy housework. About 33.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is far above the 20.7% national average.
13.4% ▲ +33.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.9% ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.2% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 33.2%
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 higher than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force. At 3.6%, this is about the same as the Tasmanian figure of 4% and slightly above the national average of 2.8%.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Lymington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60374/lymington/topic/community