17.5% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Willunga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Port Willunga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28.3% of people in Port Willunga provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most other areas. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work and service, with volunteering rates well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is around the middle for similar areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.9% of people providing care and 23.8% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above national figures.
14.9% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 than average 3.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Willunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41216/port-willunga/topic/community