5.9% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge number of people in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjara balance daily life with caring for others, with 57.4% of residents providing unpaid childcare. This level of family support is far above the national figure and defines the local experience of community participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 5.9% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, as 18.9% of people provide care and 19.7% do 15 or more hours of housework. The high rate of childcare—far above the South Australian figure of 26.5%—has risen by 13 percentage points since 2011.
18.9% ▲ +58.8%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
57.4% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▲ +238.4%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 0.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the national average of 2.8% and among the lowest for similar areas.
0.3%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) 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 Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40250/anangu-pitjantjatjara-yunkunytjatjara/topic/community