27.6% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Uraidla - Summertown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Uraidla - Summertown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Uraidla - Summertown than in the rest of the country, with 27.6% of residents giving their time. This community is highly active in both unpaid care and local service, standing well above state and national figures in these areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.6% of people helping out, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This rate is among the highest for similar areas, though it has fallen 3.3 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of life here, as 31.4% of people care for children and 26.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national average. Those providing other unpaid care also rose to 15.3% since 2011, a figure well above the Australian average.
15.3% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Uraidla - Summertown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401021010/uraidla-summertown/topic/community