10.9% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lansdowne · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Lansdowne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid caregiving defines daily life in Lansdowne (L), where 18.4% of people provide support to others. This figure is well above both the state and national averages, reflecting a strong local commitment to caring for family and friends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and represents a 4.6 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid care for others is very common, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework has fallen by 10 points since 2011 to 21.4%. Around 23.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
18.4% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -32.4%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 2.7% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
2.7%
Lower than 73% 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 Lansdowne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122077/lansdowne/topic/community