43.4% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Julia · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Port Julia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A remarkably high rate of volunteering defines Port Julia, where 43.4% of people give their time to help others. This level of community involvement is far above the national figure, marking the area as a place where people are exceptionally active in unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than four in ten people here volunteer, which is far above the South Australian rate of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the highest levels of volunteering seen in similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 24.5% of people providing care and 39.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above the national figures. Conversely, the 15.1% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
24.5% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.1% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
39.6% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 39.6%
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 community has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the South Australian rate of 3.2% and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Port Julia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41199/port-julia/topic/community