19.5% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Swan Reach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Swan Reach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force in Swan Reach compared to the rest of the country. While nearly one in five people volunteer here, the area sees far fewer people providing unpaid childcare than the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.5% of people volunteer their time, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 17% and well above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here, with only 8.4% of people caring for children—a figure far below the 26.5% seen across South Australia. This trend continues with unpaid housework and general care, both of which are lower than in most other areas.
11.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.4% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas, with 6.6% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 3.2% seen in South Australia and the 2.8% national average.
6.6%
Higher than 88% 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 Swan Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41413/swan-reach/topic/community