9.6% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 39% of people in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara care for children without pay, a figure far above the national average. While child care is a major priority here, other forms of community involvement like volunteering are much less common than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.6% of people volunteer their time, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and much lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.1% of people providing support, which is a little above the national rate. While many look after children, only 12.8% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well below the national figure.
14.1% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.5% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.8% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 small number of people have served in the Defence Force, at 1.9%, which is a little below the state average of 3.2%.
1.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality 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 Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40022/anangu-pitjantjatjara-yankunytjatjara/topic/community