5.9% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
APY Lands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in APY Lands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 57.4% of people in APY Lands provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. This highlights a community where family care is a primary activity, even as formal volunteering has declined.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 5.9% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Along with the high rate of childcare, 18.9% of people provide unpaid care for others, which is well above the South Australian figure. Those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework have also risen to 19.7% since 2011.
18.9% ▲ +58.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
57.4% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.5%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▲ +235.4%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 0.3% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.3%
Lower than 99% 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 APY Lands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406021138/apy-lands/topic/community