18.9% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Lincoln · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Port Lincoln
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 26% of people in Port Lincoln provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community contribution here. This reflects a community where family care and volunteering are steady parts of daily life. Overall, residents are more likely to volunteer their time than people across Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1% and a little above the South Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 12% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure. This is similar to the 25.8% who look after children unpaid, and the 22% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.0% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 common in Port Lincoln, with 2.9% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and the rest of the country.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 Lincoln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41201/port-lincoln/topic/community