23.8% ▼ -28.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Macdonnell · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Port Macdonnell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above national average of 23.8% of people volunteer in Port Macdonnell, marking it as a highly active community. This spirit of participation is seen across various forms of service, from local volunteering to a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer, which is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are far more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, those providing unpaid care for others or children are around the middle for their level, similar to the rest of the state.
13.1% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 26.1%
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 Force veterans are much more common in Port Macdonnell than in most similar areas, with 5.5% of the population having served, a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Macdonnell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41202/port-macdonnell/topic/community