21.5% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lawrence · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Lawrence
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people volunteer in Lawrence than in most other areas. Around 21.5% of residents give their time to community work, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution is a standout feature of the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has risen slightly since 2011 to reach 21.5%. This is well above both the New South Wales figure of 13% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country, 14.5% of residents provide other types of unpaid care. Additionally, 30.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%.
14.5% ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.9% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.9% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 30.9%
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 here than in most similar areas. About 5.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
5.2%
Higher than 80% 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 Lawrence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121065/lawrence/topic/community