58.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 84.5%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Verran · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Verran
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than half of the people in Verran volunteer, a rate far higher than most similar areas. This strong community spirit is seen in the high number of residents who take on unpaid care and support roles within the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 58.3% of people giving their time. This is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life in Verran, where 25.0% of people provide care and 55.0% look after children unpaid, both far above the national average. However, the 20.0% who spend 15 or more hours on housework is a little below the state figure.
25.0% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
55.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian rate 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 Verran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41504/verran/topic/community