32.6% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Paechtown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Paechtown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Paechtown give their time to others than in most similar areas. A striking 32.6% of the community volunteers, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of local involvement extends to unpaid work and service in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.6% of people helping out. This is far above both the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major commitment for 29.1% of residents who do 15 or more hours a week, a figure well above the national 20.7%. While 28.0% provide unpaid childcare, the 10.9% who provide other unpaid care is a little below the national figure.
10.9% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.1% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 29.1%
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 more common here than in most areas. About 5.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the figures for South Australia and Australia overall.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Paechtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41087/paechtown/topic/community