27.6% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Paisley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Paisley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement define Paisley compared to most similar areas. Nearly 28% of the population volunteers, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of helping others extends into the home and through a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.6% of people giving their time. This is far above the 17.0% seen across South Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents handle significant home duties, as 30.3% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework and 32.9% care for children unpaid. Both figures are well above the national average, although only 5.3% of people provide other types of unpaid care, which is well below the state figure.
5.3% ▼ -60.3%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.9% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.3% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 30.3%
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.
A notable 5.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2.8% average for Australia and much higher than most similar areas.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Paisley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41089/paisley/topic/community