29.1% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pinkerton Plains · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pinkerton Plains
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Pinkerton Plains spend their spare time volunteering, a rate far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is seen in the way residents step up to help others through unpaid work and care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.1% of people pitching in. This is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% figure for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family and home duties are a big part of life, with 40% of people caring for children unpaid, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with more people doing significant housework and providing unpaid care compared to most other areas.
14.5% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.0% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 27.3%
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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most areas. At 6.7%, this is well above the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
6.7%
Higher than 88% 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 Pinkerton Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41161/pinkerton-plains/topic/community