15.0% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Pirie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Port Pirie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have spent time volunteering and caring for children in Port Pirie since 2011. While 15% of the population still volunteer, this is a drop of nearly 4 percentage points over the last decade. Other forms of community support, like unpaid care for the elderly or disabled, have actually increased.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a little below the South Australian average and marks a 3.9 percentage point fall since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid childcare here compared to most areas, at 23.1%. However, 13.4% of residents provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure and has risen since 2011.
13.4% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
Around 3.1% of people in Port Pirie have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Port Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405031122/port-pirie/topic/community