44.7% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Perponda · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Perponda
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Perponda volunteer than in most similar areas. Nearly 45% of residents give their time to others, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17%. This high level of community spirit is seen alongside a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care and support for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the highest at this level, with 44.7% of people helping out. This is 31 points higher than the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.8% of residents providing such support, which is well above the Australian average. This includes 31.6% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure that is much higher than most areas.
15.8% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 23.7%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian figure 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 Perponda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41142/perponda/topic/community