27.0% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Angaston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Angaston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back and helping others is a huge part of daily life in Angaston, where 27% of people volunteer. This rate is far above the national figure, showing a community where a large number of residents dedicate their spare time to local causes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27% of residents volunteer their time, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here handle unpaid duties than in most places, with 26.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%, and a little more than the national average provide unpaid care or look after children.
13.7% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.7% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Angaston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40029/angaston/topic/community