18.9% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Punyelroo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Punyelroo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force live in Punyelroo, which stands out among similar areas. While many residents contribute through volunteering, the area has a much lower rate of unpaid caregiving than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 8.1% providing care compared to 11.9% nationally. This is consistent with the very low rate of people caring for children unpaid, which sits at 10.8% and is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
8.1% ▼ -55.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.8% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
The local rate of people who served in the Defence Force is 11.4%, which is among the highest for its level and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
11.4%
Higher than 99% 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 Punyelroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41225/punyelroo/topic/community