15.9% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lake Conjola · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Lake Conjola
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people look after children unpaid in Lake Conjola compared to most of the country. While only 11.9% of residents provide this care, a high number of people still dedicate significant time to housework and other unpaid support roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is down 4.3 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 30% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 21.2%. General unpaid care is also more common here than in most areas, though the number of people caring for children is far below the national level.
14.6% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.9% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 29.3%
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.
A little more of the population has served in the Defence Force here than in the rest of the state, with 4.2% of residents having served.
4.2%
Higher than 65% 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 Lake Conjola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121063/lake-conjola/topic/community