36.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Petwood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Petwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Petwood volunteer their time, a figure that has grown to reach some of the highest levels in the region. This spirit of contribution is seen in both community work and a very high rate of unpaid childcare within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 36.2% of residents volunteer, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is very common here at 42.0%, far above the national figure of 26.3%. While 27.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the 8.7% who provide other types of unpaid care is well below the Australian figure of 11.9%.
8.7% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.0% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 27.5%
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 Petwood has served in the Defence Force, a rate that 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 Petwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41148/petwood/topic/community