21.5% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Victor Harbor · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Victor Harbor
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over one in five people volunteer in Victor Harbor, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area. Residents also provide more unpaid care and have a stronger history of military service than people in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.5% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 17.0% seen across South Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country, 15.4% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas. Additionally, 25.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%.
15.4% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 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.
A much higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to similar areas, with 5.4% of residents having served.
5.4%
Higher than 84% 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 Victor Harbor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41505/victor-harbor/topic/community