19.1% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Penguin - Sulphur Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Penguin - Sulphur Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 26% of people in Penguin - Sulphur Creek put in 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, which is well above the national figure. This high level of home-based work is part of a broader pattern of community and family support across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.1% of residents helping out, a figure well above the Australian average. However, this has fallen by 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of local life, as 14.1% of people provide care for others, which is much higher than most areas. While childcare duties are about the same as the rest of the country, the 26% of people doing heavy housework is well above the national figure.
14.1% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 26.0%
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 other areas, with 3.9% of the population having served. This is a little above the Australian average and about the same as the Tasmanian figure.
3.9%
Higher than 75% 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 Penguin - Sulphur Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011079/penguin-sulphur-creek/topic/community