22.9% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Outback · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Outback
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in Outback volunteer, a rate well above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of community involvement has remained steady since 2011. While volunteering is high, unpaid care and housework are much less common here than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.9% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 8.8% of people providing care and 15.5% doing over 15 hours of housework. Those caring for children unpaid fell to 17.4% in 2021, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
8.8% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.4% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.5% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.5%
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.
A higher than usual 3.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.7%
Higher than 72% 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 Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406021141/outback/topic/community