29.2% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lochiel · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lochiel
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Lochiel volunteer, a figure far above the national rate. This high level of community involvement stands out against state and national trends. It marks the area as a place where residents are much more likely to give their time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 30% of residents volunteer their time, which is much higher than most areas. This is 12 percentage points above the South Australian figure and 15 points above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 29% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure. While 23.6% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, the 9% who provide other unpaid care is well below the state average.
9.0% ▼ -33.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.4% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Lochiel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40773/lochiel/topic/community