24.6% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Loxton Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Loxton Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Loxton Surrounds than across the rest of the country. Nearly 25% of residents give their time to help others, which is 10 percentage points above the national figure. This strong spirit of helping extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are more common than in most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.6% of people here volunteer, placing the area among the highest for this activity. While this is well above the South Australian rate of 17.0%, the figure has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This is alongside a higher-than-average 14.4% who provide unpaid care, a rate that has risen since 2011.
14.4% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 26.4%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas. About 4.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above both the state and national rates.
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 Loxton Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031163/loxton-surrounds/topic/community