13.5% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 76% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lithgow · Urban Area
Community Participation in Lithgow
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower than most areas, only 22% of Lithgow residents provide unpaid childcare. While this is well below the national figure, a larger number of people here perform significant unpaid housework compared to other regions. This suggests a community where household duties are common even as childcare roles have declined.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most areas. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia, though the rate has fallen 2.6 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare has fallen 4.3 points since 2011 to 22%, a rate well below the national average. Meanwhile, 22.2% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is higher than most areas.
12.9% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 51% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 88% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 60% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 68% of urban area 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 Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1019/lithgow/topic/community