40.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Watchman · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Watchman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Among the highest in its class for community spirit, Watchman sees 40% of its people volunteering. This level of participation is far above both the South Australian and national figures. Residents here are more likely to give their time to others than people in most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 40% of residents volunteer, which is 26 points higher than the Australian average and far above the South Australian figure of 17%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28% of people provide unpaid childcare—a little above the national average—far fewer spend 15 or more hours on housework, at just 16%. Those providing other types of unpaid care sit at 12%, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
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, a rate that is well below the South Australian average 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 Watchman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41544/watchman/topic/community