13.4% ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Welland · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Welland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community engagement in Welland has seen a slight shift in how people spend their spare time since 2011. Only 13.4% of residents now volunteer, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This low level of volunteering stands out compared to the wider state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 13.4% of people here volunteer their time, which is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 13.3% of residents provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure. However, the 19.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is much lower than in most other areas.
13.3% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.1%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
1.1%
Lower than 67% 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 Welland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41560/welland/topic/community