23.5% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Peters · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in St Peters
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one quarter of residents in St Peters give their time to volunteering. This high rate of community spirit is matched by a strong tendency to provide unpaid care for others, making it a very active area for support and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.5% of people helping out. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 15.6% of people providing support. This sits alongside 26.3% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is about the same as the Australian average.
15.6% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 3.3% of residents being veterans.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Peters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41375/st-peters/topic/community