26.8% ▼ -33.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waitpinga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Waitpinga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Waitpinga than in most other parts of the country. About 26.8% of the population gives their time to others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of helping others extends into the home and the wider community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.8% of people helping out, which is well above the South Australian rate of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Waitpinga, as 35.5% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, a figure far above the national 20.7%. This is consistent with the 17.9% of residents who provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas.
17.9% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.5% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 35.5%
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 slightly higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.5% of residents having served.
3.5%
Higher than 65% 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 Waitpinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41512/waitpinga/topic/community