18.3% ▲ +142.8%
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lismore · State Electorate
Community Participation in Lismore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and care work mark Lismore compared to similar areas. About 18.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This community has seen a significant shift in how people spend their spare time, with volunteering rates climbing 11 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 18.3% of residents helping out. This is well above the 14.1% national figure and represents a large increase from 7.5% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 14.1% of people providing care and 24.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are much higher than most areas. Conversely, the 23.7% who care for children unpaid is a little below the state and national figures.
14.1% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 59% of state electorate 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 Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10045/lismore/topic/community