21.7% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Unincorporated SA · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Unincorporated SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Unincorporated SA volunteer, though this is down from 23.2% in 2011. While community spirit remains high, fewer residents are providing unpaid care for children compared to the rest of the state and country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.7% of people helping out. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas. Only 8.7% of people provide unpaid care and 20.5% care for children, both of which are well below the state and national figures.
8.7% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 3.3% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
3.3%
Higher than 59% 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 Unincorporated SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA49399/unincorporated-sa/topic/community