25.4% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lockington · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Lockington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people have stepped up to provide unpaid care in Lockington since 2011, while volunteering has also grown. One in four residents now gives their time to help others, a rate far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.4% of people helping out, which is far above the 14.1% national average. This rate has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others has jumped to 17.9%, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, the proportion of people doing unpaid childcare or heavy housework has fallen since 2011.
17.9% ▲ +125.7%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, at 4.9%.
4.9%
Higher than 76% 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 Lockington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222046/lockington/topic/community