32.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Point Souttar · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Point Souttar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher volunteer rates than most similar areas define Point Souttar, where 32.4% of residents give their time to help others. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32.4% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above both the South Australian rate of 17.0% and the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 23.5% of people providing support—far above the 11.9% national figure. However, only 11.8% care for children unpaid, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
23.5% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.8% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 the community has served in the Defence Force, a result that 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 Point Souttar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41173/point-souttar/topic/community