8.2% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eyre · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Eyre
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people in Eyre volunteer compared to similar areas, though childcare is a major focus here. While only 8.2% of residents volunteer, a much higher proportion of the community is involved in caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.2% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 35.7% of people caring for children—well above the South Australian figure of 26.5%. However, this is alongside much lower rates of people providing other unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework.
7.8% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.7% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.4% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
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 served in the Defence Force make up 4.8% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Eyre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40428/eyre/topic/community