71.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 92.3%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Petina · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Petina
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A staggering 71.4% of people in Petina volunteer their time, making it one of the most active places for community work in the region. This level of participation is far above the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country. Daily life here is marked by this strong commitment to helping others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is incredibly common here, with 71.4% of residents pitching in. This is far above the 17.0% seen in South Australia and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28.6% of people provide unpaid childcare—a little above the national average—no one in the area provides other types of unpaid care. Additionally, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week (17.9%) are well below the state figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 Petina has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian rate 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 Petina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41147/petina/topic/community