60.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cortlinye · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cortlinye
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 60% of people in Cortlinye volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This area shows an exceptionally high level of community and family contribution compared to the rest of the state. Residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care and help in their homes than those in other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 60.7% of residents giving their time. This is far above the South Australian rate of 17.0% and among the highest levels seen in similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Cortlinye, where 46.4% of people do at least 15 hours of housework a week. This is far above the national figure of 20.7%, alongside very high rates of people caring for children (42.9%) and providing general unpaid care (32.1%).
32.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.9% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
46.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 46.4%
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 South Australian figure of 3.2% and lower than most other areas.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Cortlinye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40315/cortlinye/topic/community