33.5% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Langhorne Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Langhorne Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving defines Langhorne Creek, where volunteering rates have climbed since 2011. One in three residents now gives their time to help others, a figure far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 33.5% of people in Langhorne Creek volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. This is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is more common here than in most areas, with 28.5% of people providing this care. Meanwhile, 23.6% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, though the 11.5% who provide general unpaid care is lower than in most areas.
11.5% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
2.6%
Higher than 50% 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 Langhorne Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40747/langhorne-creek/topic/community