Cannawigara · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Cannawigara

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A massive 41.4% of people in Cannawigara volunteer, a figure far above the South Australian average. This high level of community involvement marks the area as one of the most active for volunteering in the region.

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Where Cannawigara sits — Volunteers

41.4% —
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cannawigara — higher than 95% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Cannawigara41.4%
5268, SA 27.3%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 41.4% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 17.0% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% national figure.

41.4% —

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 46.6%
  • 2021: 41.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 13.3% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are well above the national figure at 25.8%. In contrast, the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below Australia's 26.3% at only 20.3%.

13.3% —

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

20.3% —

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.3%
  • 2021: 20.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

25.8% —

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.9%
  • 2021: 25.8%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the 3.2% recorded across South Australia.

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 Cannawigara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40214/cannawigara/topic/community