29.4% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Point Lowly · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Point Lowly
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of residents in Point Lowly volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit stands out in a place where unpaid care for others is also common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.4% of people here volunteer, which is far above the 17% seen across South Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 17.6% of residents provide unpaid care—well above the national figure—this is contrasted by much lower rates of unpaid childcare and housework compared to most areas.
17.6% ▲ +36.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -56.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, a rate well below both the state and national figures.
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 Point Lowly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41170/point-lowly/topic/community