20.6% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Light · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Light
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Light give their time to others than in most similar areas. Around 20.6% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though this is down from 25% in 2011. This spirit of contribution is seen across volunteering, unpaid care, and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.6% of people helping out. This is well above the 17% seen across South Australia, despite a 4.4 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in Light, with 30.1% of people caring for children and 25.1% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are well above the national average. Meanwhile, 13.5% provide other unpaid care, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
13.5% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most other areas. About 4.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.7%
Higher than 89% 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 Light [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43650/light/topic/community