30.7% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Meningie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Meningie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are getting involved in their local area in Meningie than in most other parts of the country. About 30.7% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the local social landscape.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in Meningie, with 30.7% of people helping out. This is far above the 17.0% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 10.2% of people providing care and 20.2% caring for children, which is well below national figures. Meanwhile, 23.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a little above the Australian average of 20.7%.
10.2% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for its level, with 3.1% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Meningie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40859/meningie/topic/community