28.5% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lower North · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Lower North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local residents in Lower North are far more likely to give their time to others than people in most other areas. Nearly 29% of the population volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of service helps define the daily life of the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.5% of people helping out, though this is 5.5 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, as 25.9% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, a figure well above the national average. Around 13.2% provide unpaid care, while 24.5% look after children unpaid, which is a little below the South Australian figure.
13.2% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.3% of the population having served.
4.3%
Higher than 84% 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 Lower North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40502/lower-north/topic/community