23.7% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ceduna · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Ceduna
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Ceduna than in most similar areas, with 23.7% of residents giving their time. This community spirit is well above the national figure, though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly a quarter of the population volunteers, which is well above the South Australian rate of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%. However, this has dropped from 28.0% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common here at 27.3%, a figure about the same as the state and national averages. While 22.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, only 10.8% provide general unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
10.8% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 22.8%
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, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 63% 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 Ceduna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41010/ceduna/topic/community