12.4% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Noarlunga Downs · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Noarlunga Downs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 12.4% of people volunteer in Noarlunga Downs, a figure well below the South Australian average. While community volunteering is low, more residents here provide unpaid care for others compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower than most similar areas, with 12.4% of people helping out. This is well below the 17% seen across South Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care than in most areas, including 14.2% who care for others and 28.4% who look after children. This is a little above the national figures for both groups.
14.2% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.8%
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.
About 3.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the nation.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41035/noarlunga-downs/topic/community