28.1% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stirling · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Stirling
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement mark Stirling compared to most similar areas. Nearly 28% of the population volunteers, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of activity extends into both unpaid home care and previous military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.1% of people giving their time. This is far above both the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much more common than in most areas, with 30.0% of people doing over 15 hours of housework a week. This is well above the national figure, and is mirrored by higher rates of unpaid childcare (31.8%) and general care (16.3%).
16.3% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 30.0%
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 share of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most areas, at 3.8%. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
3.8%
Higher than 68% 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 Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41384/stirling/topic/community