20.6% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lennox Head - West · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Lennox Head - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have climbed steadily in Lennox Head - West (L), with 20.6% of people now giving their time. This is well above the national figure and marks a significant shift in how the community engages compared to a decade ago.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five residents volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure rose 3.4 percentage points since 2011, placing the area well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people here provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, with the rate falling 11 percentage points since 2011 to 16.2%. Meanwhile, 25.9% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure.
12.6% ▲ +49.2%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.2% ▼ -39.7%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
Around 3.2% of the population served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the state and national figures, and sits around the middle for similar areas.
3.2%
Lower than 59% 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 Lennox Head - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122078/lennox-head-west/topic/community