35.6% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sceale Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sceale Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people give their time to others in Sceale Bay than in almost any other similar area. Over a third of the population volunteers, and a very high proportion of residents provide unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally common here, with 35.6% of people helping out. This is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 28.9% providing unpaid care—far above the 11.9% national average. This includes 37.8% who care for children and 31.1% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are much higher than most areas.
28.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.1% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 31.1%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and well below the state 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 Sceale Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41308/sceale-bay/topic/community