16.4% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lambells Lagoon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lambells Lagoon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community engagement in Lambells Lagoon has remained steady, with a strong presence of former service members. Around 16.4% of residents volunteer their time, which is slightly above the national and Territory figures. The area is marked by a high proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.4% of the community volunteer, a figure that is a little above the 14.1% seen across both Australia and the Northern Territory.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas, with only 5.8% of people providing this support. This is well below the national figure of 11.9%.
5.8% ▼ -34.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 high 5.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most areas and nearly double the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.2%
Higher than 83% 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 Lambells Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70155/lambells-lagoon/topic/community