51.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Ives · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in St Ives
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between St Ives and the rest of the country when it comes to community involvement. More than half the population volunteers here, a figure that is far above both the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 51.9% of people in St Ives volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 37% of residents caring for children and another 37% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above South Australian levels. However, the 11.1% of people providing other unpaid care is a little below the state average.
11.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
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 St Ives has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian 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 St Ives [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41369/st-ives/topic/community