27.6% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pyap · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pyap
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Pyap give their time to others compared to the national average. This is a highly active community where 27.6% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% figure for Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.6% of people helping out. This is much higher than most similar areas and far above the South Australian average of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 16.4% providing unpaid care. This is well above the national figure, including 32.1% who look after children and 27.6% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly.
16.4% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 27.6%
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.
A strong history of military service is evident in Pyap. About 7.1% of people have served in the Defence Force, a rate well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
7.1%
Higher than 89% 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 Pyap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41228/pyap/topic/community