27.0% ▼ -30.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Snowtown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Snowtown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Snowtown than in the rest of the country. About 27% of residents give their time to help others, which is 13 percentage points above the national figure. This strong level of community activity is a standout feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27% of people pitching in. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits far above the South Australian rate of 17%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 14.5% of people provide some form of unpaid care, the typical home sees more housework than usual, with 28.7% of residents doing 15 or more hours a week. However, the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 19.9%.
14.5% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.9% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.7% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 28.7%
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.
Service to the country is more common in Snowtown than in most areas. About 5.7% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
5.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Snowtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41349/snowtown/topic/community