15.1% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
White Sands · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in White Sands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one quarter of people in White Sands provide unpaid childcare, though this is well below national levels. This small community shows a mix of engagement, with a notably higher proportion of former Defence Force members than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. At 15.1%, the rate is a little below the South Australian figure of 17.0%, but stays a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 23.3%. While those doing 15 or more hours of housework are a little below the state average, the 13.4% of people providing general unpaid care is slightly above the Australian rate.
13.4% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 3.6%, this is about the same as the South Australian and national figures.
3.6%
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 White Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41579/white-sands/topic/community