16.1% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Noarlunga South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Port Noarlunga South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in Port Noarlunga South provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family care is the most striking feature of community life here, alongside a strong tendency for residents to help out in other unpaid roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of residents volunteer their time, which is around the middle for similar areas and slightly above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing care—higher than most areas. This is driven by the 32.7% who care for children unpaid, which is well above the state figure of 26.5%.
14.3% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.7% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 typical for this area, with 2.9% of people having served, which is about the same as the 2.8% across Australia.
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 Noarlunga South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41207/port-noarlunga-south/topic/community