18.9% ▼ -31.7%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Grant · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Grant
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Grant involves a strong commitment to family and community support. While 18.9% of people volunteer, which is well above the national figure, those helping out at home are also common. About a quarter of residents provide unpaid childcare, and many others spend significant time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer in Grant, a rate that is a little above the South Australian figure. This is well above the national average, though the proportion of volunteers fell 8.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.9% of people caring for children and 23.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures being higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 12.0% of residents provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.0% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 3.2% of people in Grant have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.
3.2%
Higher than 56% 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 Grant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA42250/grant/topic/community