18.9% —
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lyons (Montgomery) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Lyons (Montgomery)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of helping others defines daily life in Lyons (Montgomery), where nearly 19% of people volunteer. This level of community involvement is well above the national figure and much higher than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of residents volunteer, which is a much higher rate than most areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.8% of people providing care and 26.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both figures being well above the national average. However, the rate of people caring for children unpaid is 22.8%, which is much lower than most areas.
13.8% —
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% —
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% —
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
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.
Defence service is more common in Lyons (Montgomery) than in most other areas, with 4.8% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
4.8%
Higher than 87% 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 Lyons (Montgomery) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60508/lyons/topic/community