17.6% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Pirie · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Port Pirie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher than most areas, 13.8% of people in Port Pirie provide unpaid care to others. This reflects a community where people step up to help, though the number of local volunteers has fallen since 2011. Overall, the area shows a strong tendency toward unpaid support work and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.6% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 21.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.8% of people providing care and 23.8% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are higher than most areas. Meanwhile, those providing unpaid childcare fell to 23.6%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
13.8% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
A higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.3% of the population having served.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA46450/port-pirie/topic/community