7.4% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Londonderry · State Electorate
Community Participation in Londonderry
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 30.2% of people in Londonderry provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While family care is common here, other forms of community contribution are less frequent. Only 7.4% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped in Londonderry, falling from 10.3% in 2011 to 7.4% in 2021. This current rate is well below both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care for children is very common, with 30.2% of people doing so unpaid, which is much higher than most areas. In contrast, the 10.4% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
10.4% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 1.6% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.6%
Lower than 84% 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 Londonderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10047/londonderry/topic/community