19.1% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pearlah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pearlah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Pearlah provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This high level of family care is a standout feature of the area, which also sees a strong turnout of volunteers. Most of the community's participation focuses on the home and family.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.1% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the South Australian figure and well above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is very common, with 48.9% of residents doing so—far above the Australian average of 26.3%. While 25.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than in most areas at 8.5%.
8.5% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
48.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
No one in Pearlah has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the state average of 3.2%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Pearlah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41126/pearlah/topic/community