17.8% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sturt · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Sturt
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Sturt volunteer their time, which is much higher than in most other areas. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, though the proportion of volunteers has fallen slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.8% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the national mark of 14.1% and higher than most similar areas. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 19.8% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.2% of people providing care and 27.1% looking after children. Both figures are higher than in most areas, and the number of people providing general unpaid care has risen slightly since 2011.
13.2% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 77% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 59% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and the rest of the country.
2.6%
Lower than 55% of federal electorate 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 Sturt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED410/sturt/topic/community