35.8% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cygnet River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cygnet River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Cygnet River volunteer, a rate far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the local willingness to provide unpaid care and support for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 35.8% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Local residents are much more likely to provide unpaid support than people elsewhere. This includes 22.6% providing unpaid care, 32.1% caring for children, and 30.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework each week.
22.6% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.2% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 30.2%
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, which is well below the 3.2% across South Australia.
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 Cygnet River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40345/cygnet-river/topic/community