12.6% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Augusta · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Port Augusta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Port Augusta contribute their time to unpaid roles compared to other regions. Only 12.6% of residents volunteer, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17%. This trend of lower participation extends across childcare and home support as well.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most areas. At 12.6%, Port Augusta sits a little below the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most places. Only 11.2% of people provide unpaid care, while those caring for children unpaid are well below the national figure at 21.8%.
11.2% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for its level, with 2.2% of residents having served. This is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.2%
Lower than 57% 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 Port Augusta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41189/port-augusta/topic/community