41.1% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Emu Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Emu Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap separates Emu Bay from the rest of the country in how residents give their time. Around 41% of people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14%. This high level of community spirit is seen across volunteering, unpaid care and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 41.1% of residents giving their time. This is far above both South Australia (17.0%) and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many locals take on unpaid work, with 43.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend extends to childcare, where 34.2% of people provide unpaid care, well above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
13.7% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
43.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 43.8%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in other areas. About 9.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
9.7%
Higher than 95% 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 Emu Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40407/emu-bay/topic/community