18.6% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Finniss · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Finniss
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Finniss than in most similar areas. While nearly one in five residents volunteers, the community is particularly noted for a high proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.6% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the South Australian figure and well above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.0% of people providing care and 28.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both well above national figures. However, the 22.1% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average.
15.0% ▲ +97.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 28.5%
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.
A much higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with the local figure of 4.7% sitting a little above both the state and national averages.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Finniss [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40437/finniss/topic/community