16.9% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Renmark West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Renmark West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual are looking after children and the home in Renmark West, where nearly 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare. This creates a community where daily life often involves balancing unpaid family work alongside other commitments.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.9% of people here volunteer, which is roughly the same as the South Australian figure and a little above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.2% of people caring for children and 24.8% spending 15 or more hours on housework—both well above the national figures. However, the 11.9% of residents providing other types of unpaid care is lower than in most similar areas.
11.9% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
Defence service is typical for this region, with 2.8% of the population having served, a figure that matches the national average.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Renmark West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41251/renmark-west/topic/community