28.0% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yorke Peninsula - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Yorke Peninsula - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer here than in most similar areas, with 28% of the Yorke Peninsula - North community giving their time. While this is still well above the national figure, the rate of volunteering has fallen by 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 28% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 17% seen across South Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are much more common here than in most areas, with 14.1% helping out. This is a little above the national figure, and while 27.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, only 19.8% provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the state and national figures.
14.1% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.8% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 27.7%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas, at 4.3%. This is a little above the South Australian figure of 3.2% and the national figure of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 81% 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 Yorke Peninsula - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405041127/yorke-peninsula-north/topic/community