20.0% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Peters - Marden · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in St Peters - Marden
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A gap of nearly 6 percentage points separates St Peters - Marden from the national average for volunteering. One in five residents here helps out in their community, a rate well above both the state and national figures. This strong spirit of giving stands out as the most striking feature of local participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this remains well above the South Australian figure of 17%, the rate has fallen by 2.6 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children and housework both sit around the national average. However, 14.1% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas and rose slightly since 2011.
14.1% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
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 a rate of 2.6%, which is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
2.6%
Lower than 56% 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 St Peters - Marden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401051019/st-peters-marden/topic/community