18.9% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Lincoln · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Port Lincoln
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure of 14.1%, 18.9% of people in Port Lincoln give their time as volunteers. While this shows a strong community spirit compared to most of Australia, the proportion of local volunteers has fallen from 23.7% since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five residents volunteer here, which is a little above the South Australian rate of 17.0%. However, this level of participation has dropped by 4.8 percentage points over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common at 25.8%, which is about the same as the national figure. While those doing heavy housework have decreased since 2011, the number of people providing other unpaid care has risen slightly to 12.1%.
12.1% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 common at 2.9%, a figure that is about the same as both the South Australian and national rates.
2.9%
Lower than 54% 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 Port Lincoln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA46300/port-lincoln/topic/community