26.3% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Louth Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Louth Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in four people in Louth Bay volunteer their time, making it a place with a very high level of community spirit. This tendency to help out is far above the national figure of 14.1%, showing how active locals are in supporting their area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.3% of residents are volunteers, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people care for children unpaid compared to the rest of the country, a huge 39.0% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This is far above both the state and national figures. Around 12.7% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian average.
12.7% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▼ -37.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
39.0% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 39.0%
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 3.4% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Louth Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40780/louth-bay/topic/community