5.6% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Noarlunga Centre · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Noarlunga Centre
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in Noarlunga Centre contribute through unpaid work and volunteering than in most similar areas. Only 5.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far below the South Australian average of 17%. This pattern of low community participation extends across caregiving and housework roles as well.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very uncommon here, with only 5.6% of people taking part. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 7.2% of people providing a helping hand. This is consistent with other low figures, such as the 9.2% who care for children unpaid, which is far below the state average of 26.5%.
7.2% ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.2% ▼ -49.7%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.8% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 2.1% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
2.1%
Lower than 59% 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 Noarlunga Centre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41034/noarlunga-centre/topic/community