19.1% ▼ -32.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Peterborough · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Peterborough
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of former service members live in Peterborough, where 5.1% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas. Local residents also show a strong commitment to their community through volunteering and unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people in Peterborough volunteer their time. At 19.1%, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 13.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Other forms of support are more common, with 12.9% of people providing some kind of unpaid care, matching the state average.
12.9% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.6% ▼ -36.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
The rate of people who served in the Defence Force is 5.1%, which is a little above both the South Australian and national figures.
5.1%
Higher than 81% 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 Peterborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41143/peterborough/topic/community