25.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Purnong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Purnong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A quarter of residents in Purnong volunteer, making it a place where people give their time far more than in most other areas. This high level of community spirit is seen in the 25% volunteer rate, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in four people here volunteer, a rate of 25% that is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare is far below the national figure at 6.3%, other home duties are common. About 31.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 14.6% provide unpaid care, both of which are higher than in most areas.
14.6% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
6.3% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.3% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 31.3%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the South Australian average of 3.2%.
0.0%
Lower 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 Purnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41227/purnong/topic/community