24.5% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Willunga · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Willunga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has shifted in Willunga since 2011, with fewer people volunteering but more providing unpaid care. Nearly a quarter of the population still gives their time to volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This community is marked by high levels of unpaid work and care compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.5% of people in Willunga volunteer, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the Australian average, though this figure fell 3.2 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 32.1% of people caring for children and 28.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above state and national figures. This is alongside a slightly increasing trend in people providing unpaid care, which rose to 14.9% since 2011.
14.9% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.7% of the population, a figure that is higher than most other areas and about the same as the South Australian average.
3.7%
Higher than 73% 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 Willunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041088/willunga/topic/community