8.6% ▼ -70.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Leigh Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Leigh Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 8.6% of people in Leigh Creek volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This low level of community involvement is mirrored across unpaid care and housework, where figures sit well below the national and state averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 8.6% of residents taking part. This is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is far less common than usual, with only 12.3% of people caring for children and 11.1% doing over 15 hours of housework. Just 4.9% of residents provide general unpaid care, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%.
4.9% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.3% ▼ -66.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.1% ▼ -53.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Leigh Creek has served in the Defence Force. This 0.0% rate is lower than most areas and well below the 3.2% seen 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 Leigh Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40756/leigh-creek/topic/community