11.9% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Pirie West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Port Pirie West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11.9% of people in Port Pirie West volunteer, a figure well below the state average. This suggests lower levels of community involvement compared to similar areas. While volunteering is low, there is a slightly higher presence of Defence Force veterans here than in the rest of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Local volunteering is much lower than in most areas. At 11.9%, the rate is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure, with only 20.2% of residents providing this support. This is lower than most areas, though the 13.6% who provide general unpaid care is about the same as the state average.
13.6% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 20.2%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.7%, this is about the same as the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
3.7%
Higher than 66% 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 Pirie West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41211/port-pirie-west/topic/community