26.6% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Elliot · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Port Elliot
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 26.6% of people in Port Elliot volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong tendency to provide unpaid care and a higher-than-average number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.6% of residents giving their time. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the South Australian rate of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life in Port Elliot, where 16.0% provide unpaid care and 29.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. These figures are well above the national average, though the 20.5% of people caring for children is well below both the state and national figures.
16.0% ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 29.7%
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 more common here than in most areas. About 4.7% of residents have served, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
4.7%
Higher than 77% 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 Elliot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41194/port-elliot/topic/community