13.4% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lithgow · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Lithgow
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A drop of 5.2 percentage points in volunteering since 2011 marks the biggest shift in community engagement for Lithgow. While 13.4% of people still volunteer, this is now lower than most similar areas. Other forms of community and family support remain steady or have also declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.4% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This represents a significant fall from 2011, when 18.6% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care sit at 12.9%, which is around the middle for its level. However, the number of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 21.8%.
12.9% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
3.0%
Lower than 66% of urban centre 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/ucl/UCL113008/lithgow/topic/community