27.3% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Smoky Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Smoky Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Smoky Bay volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is the defining feature of the area. While many residents give their time to others, others spend significant hours managing their own homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.3% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and much higher than in most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 21.4%, a higher than usual 27.8% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. General unpaid care is provided by 12.3% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.3% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a result that is well below the South Australian average 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 Smoky Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41348/smoky-bay/topic/community