51.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Polish Hill River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Polish Hill River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than half of the people in Polish Hill River volunteer, a figure that has grown significantly since 2011. This level of community involvement is far above the national average, making it one of the most active areas in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 51.4% 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.
While 25.7% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework per week—well above the national figure—the area has a much lower rate of unpaid caregivers at 8.6%. This includes a lower proportion of people caring for children unpaid (20.0%) compared to most other areas.
8.6% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which 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 Polish Hill River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41177/polish-hill-river/topic/community