21.5% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Strathalbyn Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Strathalbyn Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over one in five people in Strathalbyn Surrounds volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This highlights a strong local commitment to community work, even though the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011. The area also sees a high level of unpaid care and housework compared to other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 21.5% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia, despite the local rate falling by 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 27.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. Providing unpaid care is also much more frequent than in most areas, with 14.2% of people helping others, while 26.3% care for children unpaid.
14.2% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.5% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
3.5%
Higher than 68% 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 Strathalbyn Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407011147/strathalbyn-surrounds/topic/community