11.2% ▼ -47.6%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lochinvar · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Lochinvar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28.4% of people in Lochinvar provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is well above the state average. While many residents are heavily involved in family care and housework, formal volunteering has seen a sharp decline in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011, falling 10 points to 11.2%. This is now much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care duties are common here, with 16.9% of people providing unpaid care, which is among the highest for this level and well above the national 11.9%. This high level of care is consistent with the 28.4% who provide unpaid childcare and the 24.9% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
16.9% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -37.3%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 24.9%
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.
Only 2.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
2.0%
Lower than 87% 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 Lochinvar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121066/lochinvar/topic/community