21.8% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Limestone Coast · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Limestone Coast
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in the Limestone Coast volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement defines local life, though the proportion of volunteers has dropped from 27.7% in 2011 to 21.8% today.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.8% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 23.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, the 25.6% of people caring for children unpaid is about the same as the state and national rates.
12.3% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
Around 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both South Australia and the rest of the country.
3.0%
Higher than 52% 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 Limestone Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40702/limestone-coast/topic/community