31.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pygery · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pygery
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and care define Pygery compared to most similar areas. Around 32% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution is seen across both formal community work and unpaid family care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31.9% of people giving their time. This is far above the 17% seen across South Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, with 17% of people providing care and a huge 48.9% caring for children unpaid. However, the 10.6% of people doing over 15 hours of housework is far below the national figure of 20.7%.
17.0% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
48.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.6% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 10.6%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian figure 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 Pygery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41230/pygery/topic/community