35.9% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Penong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Penong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 35.9% of people in Penong volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a defining feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
With 35.9% of residents volunteering, Penong has one of the highest rates for its area. This is far above the 17.0% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% average across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is much more common here than in most areas, with 34.2% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. However, the 10.0% who provide unpaid care for others is well below the state figure of 13.1%.
10.0% ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.2% ▲ +92.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 34.2%
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 Penong has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
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 Penong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41138/penong/topic/community