41.7% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pirie East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pirie East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 41.7% of people in Pirie East volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community involvement stands in contrast to the local trends in unpaid care and service, where participation is much lower than usual.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 41.7% of residents giving their time. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits 28 percentage points above the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with 0.0% of people providing unpaid care. This trend extends to other home duties, as the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the state figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.4% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 16.7%
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.
Defence service is less common in Pirie East than in most other areas, with 0.0% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
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 Pirie East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41165/pirie-east/topic/community