30.5% ▼ -22.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Saddleworth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Saddleworth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Saddleworth than in the rest of the country. About 30.5% of residents give their time to help others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of giving defines the local community's approach to participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.5% of people pitching in. This is much higher than most areas and sits far above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare is well below the national figure at 17.2%, housework is much more common. About 30.1% of people do over 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the Australian average of 20.7%.
13.6% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.2% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 30.1%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 4.2% of the population having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Saddleworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41286/saddleworth/topic/community