15.1% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Onkaparinga · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Onkaparinga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much more unpaid care work is done by residents in Onkaparinga than in most other areas. While 29.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, the region has seen a decline in traditional volunteering over the last decade. It is a place where a high number of people balance family duties with other commitments.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national rate, though it has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common here, with 13.7% of people helping others, a figure that has risen since 2011. This is seen in the 29.4% of residents who look after children unpaid and the 22.5% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are higher than most areas.
13.7% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
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 proportion of people in Onkaparinga have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.4%, this is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
3.4%
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Onkaparinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40304/onkaparinga/topic/community