23.5% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Strathalbyn · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Strathalbyn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Strathalbyn are active in their community than in most similar areas. Roughly one in four residents volunteers, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends to unpaid care and previous military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.5% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 17.0% seen across South Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a big part of local life, as 15.1% of people provide care—a figure well above the national average. This includes 25.7% who do at least 15 hours of housework a week, which is also well above the state and national figures.
15.1% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas. About 3.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.8% national figure.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Strathalbyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41395/strathalbyn/topic/community