28.2% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yorke Peninsula - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Yorke Peninsula - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of volunteering shapes daily life in Yorke Peninsula - South, where 28.2% of people give their time to help others. This level of community involvement is far above the national figure, though it has fallen since 2011. The area also sees a significant amount of unpaid care and support work within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.2% of residents helping out, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This figure is among the highest for similar areas, despite falling 4.3 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the 17.9% of people caring for children is well below the national figure, others step up in different ways. Unpaid care for the elderly or disabled rose to 15.1%, and 30.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the South Australian figure.
15.1% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.9% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.5% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 30.5%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 4.8% of the population. This is much higher than most other areas and is a little above the 2.8% recorded across Australia.
4.8%
Higher than 87% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405041128/yorke-peninsula-south/topic/community