14.8% ▼ -32.8%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lyons (Rumney) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Lyons (Rumney)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care and military service set Lyons (Rumney) apart from most similar areas. While nearly 30% of people provide unpaid childcare, volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.8% of people volunteer here, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a sharp decline from 2011, when the rate was 22.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common in the area, with 29.8% of people caring for children, a figure well above the national average. This sits alongside higher than usual rates of unpaid care for others (13.1%) and housework (23.1%).
13.1% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.8% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.8% of people 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 (Rumney) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60514/lyons/topic/community