49.2% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wild Dog Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wild Dog Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost half of the people in Wild Dog Valley volunteer their time, making it a remarkably active place for community work. This high level of engagement is seen across the board, from formal volunteering to significant amounts of unpaid care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here; 49.2% of people help out, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of daily life, with 38.1% of people caring for children, far above the national figure of 26.3%. This trend continues with unpaid housework and general care, both of which are well above the state and national averages.
16.7% ▲ +75.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.1% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 26.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.3% of the population, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Wild Dog Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41594/wild-dog-valley/topic/community