15.0% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Onkaparinga · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Onkaparinga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define the community in Onkaparinga compared to most similar areas. While volunteering has dipped, nearly 30% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 15.0% since 2011. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 17.0%, though it remains about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A significant 29.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most areas. This sits alongside a high rate of general unpaid care, with 13.7% of the population helping out, a figure that has risen since 2011.
13.7% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas. About 3.4% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the South Australian and national figures.
3.4%
Higher than 65% 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 Onkaparinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45340/onkaparinga/topic/community