22.6% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pelican Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pelican Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines Pelican Point, where 22.6% of residents give their time to others. This rate is well above both the state and national figures, marking it as one of the most active areas for community work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.6% of people here volunteer, which is higher than most areas. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.1% of people provide some form of unpaid care, only 20.2% care for children unpaid, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Around 23.8% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, a rate well above the Australian average.
13.1% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.8% of the population having served. This is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Pelican Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41131/pelican-point/topic/community