28.1% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yorke Peninsula · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Yorke Peninsula
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines daily life in Yorke Peninsula, where 28.1% of people give their time to help others. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, though it has fallen from 33.2% in 2011. Residents here are notably more active in their communities than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 28.1% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most areas and far above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common, with 14.4% of people doing so, and 28.8% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework—both figures are well above the national average. In contrast, the share of people caring for children unpaid is 19.1%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.4% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.1% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.8% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 28.8%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.5% of residents having served, a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.5%
Higher than 87% 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 Yorke Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48830/yorke-peninsula/topic/community